Question 1

________ goals provide employee direction.

Accepted Answer

A)   Profit
B)   Long-term
C)   Operative
D)   OfficialE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following are contingencies that cause the organization to face uncertainty?

Accepted Answer

A)   The technological environment and organizational processes
B)   The organizational environment and organizational design
C)   The technological environment and organizational design
D)   Organizational design and organizational processesE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

________ is a tool used by people to coordinate their actions to obtain something they desire or value.

Accepted Answer

A)   Entrepreneurship
B)   A hierarchy
C)   An organization
D)   Shareholder wealthE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

In the conversion process, an organization creates value by applying all except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   machinery
B)   computers
C)   raw materials
D)   human skillsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Reducing time to market is:

Accepted Answer

A)   a goal using the technical approach.
B)   a goal using the external resource approach.
C)   an official goal.
D)   an operative goal.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

________ are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

Accepted Answer

A)   Economies of scale
B)   Transaction costs
C)   Economies of cost
D)   SalariesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

One of the main problems with Xerox's structure was that the decentralized structure was not very effective for creating new and innovative products

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the Xerox case, Mulcahy's structural changes were the primary reason for the successful turnaround

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

________ is recognizing the opportunity to satisfy a need and collecting resources to meet that need.

Accepted Answer

A)   Strategic management
B)   Organizational theory
C)   Organizational behavior
D)   EntrepreneurshipE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Organizational structure is used to control and coordinate people's actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Ford Motor case best illlustrates ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   how different cultures can both succeed
B)   how important it is to restructure in the global economy
C)   how not managing change can negatively impact the organization
D)   how a structure that is tall and inefficient can cause an organization to decline.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following are contingencies that cause the organization to face uncertainty?

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________ are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

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The Ford Motor case best illlustrates ________.

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Reducing time to market is:

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In the conversion process, an organization creates value by applying all except ________.

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One of the main problems with Xerox's structure was that the decentralized structure was not very effective for creating new and innovative products

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________ is recognizing the opportunity to satisfy a need and collecting resources to meet that need.

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________ goals provide employee direction.

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________ is a tool used by people to coordinate their actions to obtain something they desire or value.

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Organizational structure is used to control and coordinate people's actions.

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In the Xerox case, Mulcahy's structural changes were the primary reason for the successful turnaround

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Which of the following are contingencies that cause the organization to face uncertainty?

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________ are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

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The Ford Motor case best illlustrates ________.

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Reducing time to market is:

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In the conversion process, an organization creates value by applying all except ________.

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One of the main problems with Xerox's structure was that the decentralized structure was not very effective for creating new and innovative products

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________ is recognizing the opportunity to satisfy a need and collecting resources to meet that need.

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________ goals provide employee direction.

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________ is a tool used by people to coordinate their actions to obtain something they desire or value.

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Organizational structure is used to control and coordinate people's actions.

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In the Xerox case, Mulcahy's structural changes were the primary reason for the successful turnaround

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