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Joan Woodward’s three categories of technology 1. In the context of Thompson’s view of technology, _______links parties that want to become interdependent. a) long-linked technology. b) small-batch technology. c) mediating technology. d) intensive technology. e) continuous-process technology. 2. An example of __________ is provided by banks that link creditors and depositors and store money and information to fa ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Older firms are rarely structured 1. Older firms are rarely structured for ______________; rather they are structured for __________. a) internal reorganization; maintenance of the current organization. b) change; continuity. c) downsizing; growth. d) learning; efficiency. e) to be acquired by other firms; to acquire other firms. 2. In order to learn, an organization needs to do all of the following EXCEPT: a) needs to be ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Advantages of functional departmentation 1. __________ increases when the discretion to spend money, to hire people, and to make similar decisions is moved farther up the hierarchy of authority. a) Distribution. b) Dissipation. c) Diffusion. d) Centralization. e) Decentralization. 2. __________ is the degree to which the authority to make decisions is delegated to lower levels in an organization’s hierarchy. a) Dis ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

The production and marketing functions of a firm 1. __________ are work groups that conduct the major business of the organization. a) Staff units. b) Line units. c) Specialty units. d) Boundary-spanning units. e) Facilitator units. 2. The production and marketing functions of a firm are examples of a) facilitator units. b) staff units. c) specialty units. d) boundary-spanning units. e) line units. 3. ____ ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Coordination is the set of mechanisms True/False 1. Functional departmentation refers to the grouping of individuals by skill, knowledge, and action. 2. Organizations that rely heavily on functional specialization may expect the following tendencies to emerge over time: an emphasis on quality from a technical standpoint, rigidity to change, and difficulty in coordinating the actions of different functional areas. 3. Divisi ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

The set of mechanisms used in an organization 1. All of the following are disadvantages of a matrix structure EXCEPT: a) it is difficult to explain to employees. b) authority and responsibilities of managers may overlap, causing conflicts and gaps in effort across units and inconsistencies in priorities. c) unity of command is lost. d) it is very expensive. e) it blends technical and market emphases. 2. __________ is the set ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

True/False 1. Strategy is the process of positioning the organization in the competitive environment and implementing actions to compete successfully. 2. Strategy is both (a) a positioning of the firm in its environment to provide it with the capability to succeed and (b) a pattern in the stream of the firm’s decisions. 3. Choosing precisely whom the company will serve will help define an organization’s strat ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Control is the set of mechanisms True/False 1. Internal staff units assist line units, but the focus of their actions is on linking the firm to the environment and buffering internal operations. 2. One of the foremost trends in management involves using information technology to streamline operations and reduce staff in order to lower costs and raise productivity. 3. Control is the set of mechanisms used to keep actions or outpu ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

The potential disadvantages of the mechanistic design 1. The __________ type of bureaucracy emphasizes vertical specialization and control with impersonal coordination and a heavy reliance on standardization, formalization, rules, policies, and procedures. a) departmental. b) organic. c) matrix. d) divisionalized. e) mechanistic. 2. The __________ bureaucracy results in a management emphasis on routine for efficiency. a) di ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Controls that focus on desired targets 1. __________ assist line units, but the focus of their actions is on linking the firm to the environment and buffering internal operations. a) Internal command and control units b) External command and control units. c) Bureaucratic units. d) Internal staff units e) External staff units. 2. __________ is the set of mechanisms used to keep actions or outputs within predetermined limits ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016