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Organization design examines how all of following factors influence the design 1. In Learning from Experience: Lowe’s Companies, Inc., the organization is trying to take advantage of four trends in the marketplace including all of the following except: a. installation services b. female urban shoppers c. less business from professional builders d. hassle-avoiding Baby Boomers 2. In Learning from Experience: Lowe†...

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A mechanistic organization is characterized by 1. A mechanistic organization is characterized by: a. centralization of decision making b. narrowly defined job responsibilities c. reliance on formal rules and regulations d. all of these 2. A(n) ____ organization is designed so that individuals and functions will behave in predictable ways. a. mechanistic b. organic c. decentralized d. low-cost 3. Which of the f ...

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An organization with a differentiation strategy typically chooses a network TRUE/FALSE 1. The focused strategy is based on locating and taking advantage of opportunities for an organization to seek cost-based advantages in all of its activities. 2. An organization with a differentiation strategy typically chooses a network organization design. 3. According to the Communication Competency: Starbucks Coffee, the organization tr ...

Other / Other 07 Apr 2016

An organic organization is essentially an M-Form design TRUE/FALSE 1. Football teams rely on sequential interdependence. 2. An organic organization is essentially an M-Form design. 3. The extent to which an organization operates mechanistically or organically is determined by factors outside of the control of top management. 4. In an organic organization the degree of job specialization is high. 5. A bureaucracy is a ...

Other / Other 07 Apr 2016

Functional design fosters a limited point of view TRUE/FALSE 1. Functional grouping of employees is the most widely used and accepted form of departmentalization. 2. The desirability of standardizing repetitive tasks whenever possible is a common theme of functional design. 3. In the functional design, positions and departments may be created on the basis of either specialized activities, such as marketing and finance, ...

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An organization chart provides insight on how departments TRUE/FALSE 1. The term department often identifies a specialized function within an organization, such as human resources, production, accounting, and purchasing. 2. In contrast to a department, the term division typically is used to identify a broader, often autonomous part of an organization that performs many, if not all, the functions of the parent organization with ...

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An organic organization typically has a high division of labor TRUE/FALSE 1. Procedures are formal statements specifying acceptable and unacceptable behaviors and decisions by employees. 2. Hierarchy of authority indicates who reports to whom. 3. Division of labor refers to the various ways of dividing up tasks and labor to achieve goals. 4. An organic organization typically has a high division of labor. 5. Pres ...

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Pooled interdependence refers to the extent TRUE/FALSE 1. Technology is a process by which an organization changes inputs into outputs. 2. Pooled interdependence refers to the extent to which work performed by one person or department affects what other members do. 3. An organic organization is characterized by a heavy reliance on formal rules and regulations along with a rigid hierarchy of authority. 4. Footbal ...

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A low-cost strategy is based on an organization’s ability TRUE/FALSE 1. The low-cost strategy is aimed at selling a standardized product that appeals to the "average" customer in a broad market. 2. A focused strategy is based on an organization's ability to provide a product or service at a lower cost than its rivals. 3. A low-cost strategy is based on an organization’s ability to provide a product or servi ...

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Competitors influence the design of an organization TRUE/FALSE 1. The factors that managers and employees need to be aware of include the characteristics of the present and possible future environments. 2. McDonald's uses a multitude of local distributors to supply the potatoes needed for their restaurants. 3. The various organizations that help another organization deliver and sell its products are known as distributors. ...

Other / Other 07 Apr 2016