Chapter 9: Organizational Size, Life Cycle, and Design
Quiz
In the collectivity stage, an organization is considered to be mature, large in size, and bureaucratic in nature.
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false
Rational-legal authority is the use of rules, policies, hierarchy of authority, written documentation, and standardization so as to standardize behaviors and assess performance.
When an organization assumes an ambidextrous approach it means the organization creates an organic structure when it is needed for the initiation of new ideas
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false
Which type of business would most likely not belong in the organizational form known as a professional partnership?
Drs. Bent and Broke Orthopedic Medical Offices
Cassidy and Cassidy Law Firm
SJM Consulting Firms
Adam Up Accounting Services
Saab Automobile Manufacturers
Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the concept of clan control?
Clan control is the use of social characteristics to control behavior.
It occurs when price competition is used to evaluate output and productivity.
Clan control uses shared values, commitment, traditions, and beliefs to achieve its intended purpose.
It is important when ambiguity and uncertainty is high.
Under clan control, individuals may be hired because of their commitment to the organization's purpose.
Markel's organization is beginning to lose many of its customers. She was not prepared with other products when her line of cosmetics fell out of favor with consumers. Markel believes her organization is in decline. What factor is most likely to be causing her company's decline?