Chapter 4: The External Environment

An organization's purchasing department fulfills a boundary-spanning role when it stockpiles supplies and raw materials.
1. True
2. False
An organization's purchasing department fulfills a boundary-spanning role when it stockpiles supplies and raw materials.
1. True
2. False
An organization's purchasing department fulfills a boundary-spanning role when it stockpiles supplies and raw materials.
1. Economic conditions sector
2. Technology sector
3. Sociocultural sector
4. Government sector
5. Financial resources sector
Jerome and his coworkers are working on a way to combat the company's loss of market share to competitors. They will present their findings and recommendations to top management along with contingency plans and alternative approaches. Jerome and his coworkers most likely comprise a(n) ________.
1. intelligence team
2. cooptation
3. task environment team
4. sector
5. intelligence interlocking directorate
Which organizational form has the characteristics of vertical communication, centralization of knowledge and task control occurs at the top levels, and a strict hierarchy of authority and control?
1. Mechanistic
2. Organic
3. Business intelligence
4. Integration
5. Cooptation