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Organizational Structure (EBP670C05)
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- Greiner’s growth model claims that evolution is both followed and preceded by:
a. greativity. b. growth. c. collaboration. d. a crisis.
- The first stage of an organization’s evolution is characterised by:
a. control. b. communication. c. creativity. d. collaboration.
- Heavy advertising expenditures are most likely to be used by firms pursuing which strategy?
a. cost-leadership b. differentiation * c. Reactor d. evolutionary
- Which one of the following is more of a problem in small businesses than in large organisations?
a. achieving high efficiency * b. conflict management c. stimulating innovation d. managing the administrative component
5 production differs from unit and process technologies in that mass production’s:
a. technology is more complex. b. structure tends to be mechanistic. c. structure tends to be organic. d. environment is more dynamic.
6 to Woodward, which technology had the lowest degree of vertical differentiation?
e. mass f. process g. intensive h. unit
- The view that an organisation's environment can be managed is most compatible with:
a. the population-ecology perspective b. strategic-choice c. an open system's perspective d. the environmental imperative
- Which one of the following structural components would enhance the control of those in power?
a. high formalisation; high centralisation b. high complexity; low centralisation c. high centralisation; low formalisation d. high complexity; high formalisation
- What is true about Prospectors?
a. they seek to minimise risk and maximise the opportunity for profit b. they are reluctant to commit themselves to a strategy c. they seek new products and market opportunities d. they seek stability by producing a limited set of products
- Which metaphor fits with the assumptions of the strategic constituencies approach? The organisation as a ...
a. machine b. brain c. political arena d. text
- Which one of the following is more of a problem in small businesses than in large organisations?
e. achieving high efficiency f. conflict management g. stimulating innovation h. managing the administrative component
- What is the definition of organisation size?
a. The total number of employees in the organisation b. The total revenue of the organisation c. The total profit of the organisation d. A combination of spatial differentiation, the total number of employees and the industry the organisation is operating
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