Question 1

As the Information Age progresses, organizations will tend to become:

Accepted Answer

A)   Flatter
B)   Taller
C)   Narrower
D)   More parochial. A

Question 2

India is likely to dominate the 21st century economically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The discovery of petroleum, mass production techniques, steel, and the steam engine were all events that marked the rough beginning of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Information Age.
B)   The hunter/gatherer period
C)   The Industrial Revolution
D)   The 20th century. C

Question 4

The rate of change in society is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Accelerating
B)   Decelerating.

Question 5

The general tenets of bureaucracies were codified by a German, Max Weber.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

We can call organizations in which information carries power:

Accepted Answer

A)   Bureaucracies
B)   Aristocracies
C)   Infocracies
D)   Nanocracies.

Question 7

Aristocratic Society was dominated by women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The basic underlying assumption of the Agricultural Era was:

Accepted Answer

A)   Mother Earth knows best.
B)   Father knows best.
C)   The family knows best.
D)   The King knows best.

Exam 4: The Changing Context of Leadership

As the Information Age progresses, organizations will tend to become: