Question 1

What type of structure is the Japanese keiretsu structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unitary functional structure
B)  Multidivisional structure
C)  Matrix structure
D)  Network structure
E)  Individual structure

Question 2

Which of the following statements about "flat" organizations is least true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flat organizations emphasize long-term compensation rather than current pay from salary or bonus
B)  The "prize" associated with promotion appears to be greater at flat organizations compared to tall ones
C)  In a flat organization,there are fewer direct reports to a group head than in a taller firm
D)  Delegating more decision making as in a flat organization might be attractive when the competitive environment is hostile
E)  Flat organizations tend to have more divisions than their taller firm counterparts

Question 3

Self-containment emphasizes which of the following when developing coordination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost structures
B)  Agency costs
C)  Strong lateral relations
D)  Autonomy across units
E)  Unitary alignment

Question 4

Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where the members of the work group are paid based on the outcome of all the workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complex hierarchy
B)  Individual
C)  Self-managed team
D)  Hierarchy of authority
E)  Divisional

Question 5

Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists when two or more workers or work groups depend on each other to do their work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology interdependence
B)  Environment interdependence
C)  Reciprocal interdependence
D)  Sequential interdependence
E)  Pooled interdependence

Question 6

Which of the following terms best describes the extent to which two or more positions depend on each other to do their own work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology interdependence
B)  Task interdependence
C)  Information processing
D)  Environmental contingencies
E)  Structure-environment coherence

Question 7

What type of organizational structure is one that is comprised of a set of autonomous divisions led by a corporate headquarters office,assisted by a corporate staff that provides information about the internal and external business environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unitary functional structure
B)  Multidivisional structure
C)  Matrix structure
D)  Network structure
E)  Individual structure

Question 8

Which of the following terms involves the flow of information within an organization to facilitate subunit decisions that are consistent with each other and with organizational objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complex hierarchy
B)  Coordination
C)  Control
D)  Hierarchy of authority
E)  Departmentalization

Question 9

Which of the following terms best describes a type of network structure that involves relatively self-contained organizational subunits tied together through a technology that focuses on standardized linkages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unitary functional organization
B)  Multidivisional organization
C)  Matrix organization
D)  Modular organization
E)  Hierarchical organization

Question 10

What type of organizational structure is one that is comprised of a set of autonomous divisions led by a corporate headquarters office,assisted by a corporate staff that provides information about the internal and external business environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unitary functional structure
B)  Multidivisional structure
C)  Matrix structure
D)  Network structure
E)  Individual structure

Question 11

Which of the following statements is least true regarding the views of strategy that Nelson and Winter offer differing from Chandler?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their views state that strategy and structure evolve from local interactions of the firm with its environment rather than from top managers formulating and implementing a comprehensive reorganization
B)  Their views suggest that the relationship of the firm to the environment,as well as the current patterns of interpersonal relationships generally referred to as the firm's "structure," are both the cumulative result of a long series of adaptations
C)  Their views state that strategy and structure are examples of high level heuristics
D)  Their views suggest that structure is a set of principles or guidelines for coordinating a firm's decisions in a manner inconsistent with its activities in the environment
E)  Their views suggest that strategy is a set of principles or decision guidelines that managers use to foster a firm's survival and profitability

Question 12

When firms encounter problems that differ according to their difficulty and frequency it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  A problem set
B)  Knowledge hierarchy
C)  Agency collection
D)  Organizational collection
E)  None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following terms best describes the division of an organization into formal groupings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complex hierarchy
B)  Coordination
C)  Control
D)  Hierarchy of authority
E)  Departmentalization

Question 14

Which of the following should not be considered when selecting organizing dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economies of scale
B)  Economies of scope
C)  Transactions costs
D)  Agency costs
E)  Sunk costs

Exam 13: Strategy and Structure

Which of the following statements is least true regarding the views of strategy that Nelson and Winter offer differing from Chandler?

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Which of the following terms best describes the division of an organization into formal groupings?

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Which of the following should not be considered when selecting organizing dimensions?

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What type of organizational structure is one that is comprised of a set of autonomous divisions led by a corporate headquarters office,assisted by a corporate staff that provides information about the internal and external business environment?

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Which of the following terms involves the flow of information within an organization to facilitate subunit decisions that are consistent with each other and with organizational objectives?

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Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists when two or more workers or work groups depend on each other to do their work?

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Which of the following terms best describes the extent to which two or more positions depend on each other to do their own work?

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Self-containment emphasizes which of the following when developing coordination?

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What type of structure is the Japanese keiretsu structure?

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Which of the following statements about "flat" organizations is least true?

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Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where the members of the work group are paid based on the outcome of all the workers?

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Which of the following terms best describes a type of network structure that involves relatively self-contained organizational subunits tied together through a technology that focuses on standardized linkages?

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What type of organizational structure is one that is comprised of a set of autonomous divisions led by a corporate headquarters office,assisted by a corporate staff that provides information about the internal and external business environment?

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When firms encounter problems that differ according to their difficulty and frequency it is known as:

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Exam 13: Strategy and Structure

Which of the following statements is least true regarding the views of strategy that Nelson and Winter offer differing from Chandler?

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Which of the following terms best describes the division of an organization into formal groupings?

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Which of the following should not be considered when selecting organizing dimensions?

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What type of organizational structure is one that is comprised of a set of autonomous divisions led by a corporate headquarters office,assisted by a corporate staff that provides information about the internal and external business environment?

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Which of the following terms involves the flow of information within an organization to facilitate subunit decisions that are consistent with each other and with organizational objectives?

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Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists when two or more workers or work groups depend on each other to do their work?

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Which of the following terms best describes the extent to which two or more positions depend on each other to do their own work?

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Self-containment emphasizes which of the following when developing coordination?

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What type of structure is the Japanese keiretsu structure?

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Which of the following statements about "flat" organizations is least true?

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Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where the members of the work group are paid based on the outcome of all the workers?

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Which of the following terms best describes a type of network structure that involves relatively self-contained organizational subunits tied together through a technology that focuses on standardized linkages?

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What type of organizational structure is one that is comprised of a set of autonomous divisions led by a corporate headquarters office,assisted by a corporate staff that provides information about the internal and external business environment?

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When firms encounter problems that differ according to their difficulty and frequency it is known as:

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