Exam 4: Asection 3: Global Forces: How Is Canada Faring in the Global Village

The open-systems approach of organizations is based on the ____________ metaphor.

The phenomenon whereby there is a marked decrease in motivation, engagement, and productivity of employees that remain at the company as a result of downsizing and workforce reductions is referred to as:

An organizational strategy focused on cost and efficiency is most likely to have the following structural characteristic:

Decentralization is most likely to generate:

Which of the following is not a universal, defining characteristic of an organization:

An organic structure is most likely to have all of the following characteristics except:

An emphasis on certain approaches toward business strategy that are spread through business education can come to play a role in rationalizing downsizing as a legitimate activity. This is an example of ____________ forces.

_____________ forces refer to practices that come to define what are perceived as legitimate management structures and activities and that place pressure on organizations to conform.

A potential benefit to employees of reengineering is the possibility of:

All of the following are potential risks of "going virtual" except: