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A firm typically has much more choice in the composition True/False 1. Information technology has spawned a whole new series of corporations called e-businesses. 2. Many e-businesses adopted a variation of the adhocracy as their design pattern because the thinking was that e-business was fundamentally different from the old bricks and mortar operations. 3. In a virtual organization, success depends upon the members of the co ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

The important mechanisms for retaining useful information True/False 1. Once information is obtained, managers must establish mechanisms to distribute relevant information to the individuals who need it. 2. In terms of information distribution, a primary challenge for large firms is to quickly locate who has the appropriate information and who needs specific types of information. 3. The important mechanisms for retaining useful ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Most managers question managerial scripts True/False 1. As managerial scripts become routines in aging organizations, both managers and employees begin to believe their prior successes will continue into the future, without an emphasis on innovation or learning. 2. A managerial script is a series of well-known routines for problem identification and alternative generation and analysis common to managers with a firm. 3. In order t ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

The organizational design that tends to minimize the bureaucratic aspects of design 1. The organizational design that tends to minimize the bureaucratic aspects of design and rest more heavily on the leadership of the manager is the __________. a) simple design. b) bureaucratic design. c) concentric design. d) functional design. e) hierarchical design. 2. All of the following statements are correct with regard to the simple d ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Vicarious learning involves capturing the lessons of others’ experiences True/False 1. All organizations and managers can learn through experience –– either by doing or by systematically embarking on structured programs to capture lessons from success and failure. 2. The major problem with learning by doing is the inability to forecast precisely what will change and how it will change. 3. Vicarious learnin ...

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Environmental uncertainty and volatility can be particularly damaging 1. Which of the following statements inaccurately describe a rich environment? a) economic conditions are improving. b) more organizations survive, even if they have poorly functioning organizational designs. c) the environment is filled with more opportunities and dynamism, and the potential for change. d) suppliers are willing to invest in the an organizationà ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

The emphasis on direct substitution 1. In many organizations, the initial implementation of __________ displaces the most routine, highly specified, and repetitious jobs but it did not alter the fundamental character or design of the organization. a) organization design. b) boundary spanning roles. c) human resource systems. d) information technology. e) environmental scanning systems. 2. A second wave of implementation of ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Large organizations cannot just be bigger versions True/False 1. Co-evolution is a process that, in part, involves repositioning the firm in its setting as the setting itself changes, the firm’s scale of operations expands, and its technology shifts. 2. Firms that are successful at co-evolution must adjust to the ever-changing competitive world as they develop internal capabilities to match their intentions and shape their com ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Successful organizations arrange their internal structures True/False 1. Successful organizations arrange their internal structures to meet the dictates of their dominant technologies or workflows and information technology opportunities. 2. Process technology is the combination of resources, knowledge, and techniques that creates a product or service output for an organization. 3. Operations technology is the combination of mach ...

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Which mechanism to retain useful information within an organization 1. Which of the following is NOT a mechanism that can be used to retain useful information? a) individuals. b) culture. c) transformation procedures. d) format structures. e) distribution channels. 2. Which mechanism to retain useful information within an organization is deemed to be the most important storehouse of information for organizations? a) trans ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016