The Aston Studies concluded that ________ in determining an organization’s choice of
structure.
A) external environment of the organization is more important than organizational size
B) organizational size is more important than technology
C) organizational culture is more important than organizational size
D) organizational technology is more important than organizational culture
According to the principle of minimum chain of command, ________.
A) managers seek to increase the number of their subordinates so as to improve their
status in the organization
B) an organization should be kept as flat as possible
C) the use of functional organizational structure improves the speed of decision-making
D) an increase in the number of hierarchical levels leads to an increase in the
bureaucratic costs
By developing a knowledge management system, managers want to provide employees
with a step by step procedure on how to solve problems. They want to do this because
most of their problems are recurring events, and standard procedures work well. This
information indicates that the organization is planning to implement a ________
approach to knowledge management.
A) systems thinking
B) codification
C) personalization
D) learning organization
According to Weitzel and Jonsson’s model of organizational decline, which of the
following is most likely to help an organization in the blinded stage to become
successful?
A) creating cross-functional teams to reduce conflict
B) monitoring internal and external factors to get accurate information
C) increasing size of the organization and decreasing division of labor
D) centralizing decision-making authority and developing standard operating rules and
procedures
According to Pondy, all organizational conflict arises because ________.
A) different organizational subunits have different goals
B) the managements aim is to grow the business by investing the profit but shareholders
aim is to obtain higher dividends
C) of centralized decision-making
D) of tall hierarchy of authority
Coca-Cola uses its marketing skills to defend its niche against PepsiCo. This is an
example of a ________ strategy.
A) functional-level
B) contingency-level
C) corporate-level
D) business-level
________ structures promote flexibility, so people initiate change and can adapt quickly
to changing conditions.
A) Mechanistic
B) Standardized
C) Organic
D) Centralized
As per the ________ model of ethics, an ethical decision is one that produces the
greatest good for the greatest number of people.
A) mutual association
B) utilitarian
C) justice
D) moral rights
As per the ________ Act, CEOs, COOs, and the chief financial officer are required to
sign off on their company’s balance statements so they can be held personally and
legally liable for accidental or deliberate mistakes found later.
A) Sarbanes-Oxley
B) Taft-Hartley
C) Walsh-Healey
D) Davis-bacon
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding the managers who
take a proactive approach to social responsibility?
A) They are most likely to behave unethically and illegally and do all they can to
prevent knowledge of their behavior from reaching other organizational stakeholders
and society at large.
B) They implement formal, serial and collective socialization tactics.
C) They are willing to use organizational resources to promote the interests not only of
stockholders but of the other stakeholders.
D) They encourage the use of those socialization tactics that lead to an individualized
role orientation.
As an organization grows, ________.
A) an increase in the number of managers is more than proportional to the increase in
size
B) an increase in the number of managers is less than proportional to the increase in
size
C) an increase in the number of managers is proportional to the increase in size
D) the number of managers remains constant
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding core team
members in a new product development project?
A) They work on several projects simultaneously.
B) They mainly look after the marketing aspect of the project.
C) They stay with the project from inception to completion of the development effort.
D) The top-managers involved in a product development project are referred to as the
core members of the project.
________ strategy is a plan to use and develop core competences so that the
organization can not only protect and enlarge its domain but can also expand into new
domains.
A) Functional-level
B) Business-level
C) Environmental-level
D) Corporate-level
Which of the following group of outside stakeholders contributes high-quality inputs?
A) unions
B) government
C) customers
D) suppliers
A ________ is a strategic alliance among two or more organizations that agree to
establish and share the ownership of a new business.
A) collusion
B) merger
C) joint venture
D) cartel