Exam 8: Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Due to intense competition, an organization has decided to move from a global strategy to a transnational strategy. What can this company do to ensure that it successfully pursues a transnational strategy?

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An innovative organization is growing rapidly. Because the company has reached its maximum potential in its current domain, the CEO wants to expand into new domains. The CEO wants to pursue diversification. What advice can you give?

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Question 42

Google achieved success primarily because of its functional strategy of providing information at the lowest cost.

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Question 43

To successfully pursue a transnational strategy, an organization must create a global network.

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Question 44

A laundry detergent manufacturer established self-contained foreign divisions in every country in which it operates; each division operates autonomously. This company is pursuing ________ a(n) strategy.

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Question 45

Taking core competencies and combining them to exploit opportunities overseas is part of ________.

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Question 46

A shoe manufacturer acquires the retail stores that sell its shoes. This is an example of ________.

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Question 47

________ is the entry into a new domain that is related in some way to an organization's domain.

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Question 48

McDonald's core competences in manufacturing, marketing, and materials management create a competitive advantage over rivals Burger King and Wendy's. This is an example of a(n) ________ strategy.

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Question 49

A multidomestic strategy is characterized by all of the following except ________.

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Question 50

An organization operating in more than one industry will use a ________ structure.

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Question 51

Which of the following core competences will a company use to pursue unrelated diversification?

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Question 52

A multidivisional matrix structure is appropriate for a company pursuing unrelated diversification.

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Question 53

Developing core competences enables an organization to attract new resources.

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Question 54

Unrelated diversification is characterized by all of the following except:

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Question 55

A retail clothing chain buys a real estate business and an investment banking firm. Which of the following structures is most appropriate for this organization?

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Question 56

Traditionally, manufacturing concentrated on all of the following except:

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Question 57

Which of the following structures is characterized by a small corporate headquarters staff?

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Question 58

In a ________, each business is placed in a self-contained division and there is no contact between divisions.

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Question 59

A global matrix structure is most appropriate for a company pursuing a(n) ________ strategy.

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Due to intense competition, an organization has decided to move from a global strategy to a transnational strategy. What can this company do to ensure that it successfully pursues a transnational strategy?

An innovative organization is growing rapidly. Because the company has reached its maximum potential in its current domain, the CEO wants to expand into new domains. The CEO wants to pursue diversification. What advice can you give?

Google achieved success primarily because of its functional strategy of providing information at the lowest cost.

To successfully pursue a transnational strategy, an organization must create a global network.

A laundry detergent manufacturer established self-contained foreign divisions in every country in which it operates; each division operates autonomously. This company is pursuing ________ a(n) strategy.

Taking core competencies and combining them to exploit opportunities overseas is part of ________.

A shoe manufacturer acquires the retail stores that sell its shoes. This is an example of ________.

________ is the entry into a new domain that is related in some way to an organization's domain.

McDonald's core competences in manufacturing, marketing, and materials management create a competitive advantage over rivals Burger King and Wendy's. This is an example of a(n) ________ strategy.

A multidomestic strategy is characterized by all of the following except ________.

An organization operating in more than one industry will use a ________ structure.

Which of the following core competences will a company use to pursue unrelated diversification?

A multidivisional matrix structure is appropriate for a company pursuing unrelated diversification.

Developing core competences enables an organization to attract new resources.

Unrelated diversification is characterized by all of the following except:

A retail clothing chain buys a real estate business and an investment banking firm. Which of the following structures is most appropriate for this organization?

Traditionally, manufacturing concentrated on all of the following except:

Which of the following structures is characterized by a small corporate headquarters staff?

In a ________, each business is placed in a self-contained division and there is no contact between divisions.

A global matrix structure is most appropriate for a company pursuing a(n) ________ strategy.

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Managing in a Changing Global Environment

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Managing Innovation and Change

Organizational Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Decision Making and Organizational Learning

Managing Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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