True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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The
deterministic approach holds that structure is either a function of technology or that situational
and environmental factors determine structure.
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Weber
described bureaucracy in terms of a machine analogy, with advantages to be gained in administration
similar to the benefits in manufacturing through the application of machines.
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3.
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Gouldner introduced the idea that there existed four different types of
bureaucracy.
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4.
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The
contingency model is very useful for explaining the diversity in organizational design that is found
to exist. It provides for the forces external to the organization to be mixed with forces internal to
the company in the determination of structural form..
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5.
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Quinn
and Cameron describe six organizational lifecycle phases, including the entrepreneurial phase and the
elaboration phase.
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Organization structures based on product require that the activities within the
organization are categorized according to the use to which they will be put.
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7.
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One
of the advantages of a product structure is that depending upon career development patterns,
budgetary and incentive arrangements, it is possible that business unit managers will concentrate on
short-term results.
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8.
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In
the shamrock organization are the four different categories of employee, each organized, managed and
rewarded differently
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One
advantage of the process-based structure is that because of specialization individuals develop a high
level of expertise in their particular discipline.
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10.
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The
virtual organization is a metaphor for an organization that is capable of delivering more than its
resources would allow.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
purpose of organization design is to a. | draw an organization chart | c. | lay out the organization structure | b. | select a
structure to fit a purpose | d. | flatten the
organization structure | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT one of the main disadvantages of the process-based structure identified in
the text? a. | co-ordination | c. | growth | b. | succession | d. | clarity | | | | |
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The
most commonly found forms of international activity as discussed in the text include all but one of
the following, which is the odd one out? a. | agents | c. | selling | b. | licensing | d. | franchising | | | | |
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The
shamrock organization as described in the text contains all but one of the following elements, which
is the odd one out? a. | functional flexibility | c. | flexible labour force | b. | contractual
fringe | d. | professional
core | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT one of the ways in which consensual organizations can be
differentiated? a. | Authority | c. | Span of
control | b. | Social relations | d. | Social control | | | | |
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Child
suggested six components necessary for the creation of an organization structure. Which of the
following is NOT one of them? a. | reporting relationships | c. | procedures | b. | authority | d. | task | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT one of the response options to organizational decline as proposed by
Whetten? a. | reacting | c. | defending | b. | generating | d. | previewing | | | | |
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All
of the following are major disadvantages of the matrix structure EXCEPT a. | enlarged tasks
for employees | b. | managers spend much time resolving
conflict | c. | the confusion caused by the dual chain of
command | d. | the power imbalance that can result between the sides of the
matrix | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT identified in the text as being among the most important decision areas that
can influence the structure of an organization? a. | formalization | c. | centrality | b. | orientation | d. | job
design | | | | |
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Which
one of the following is NOT among the main advantages of a product structure as identified in the
text? a. | Change | c. | acquisition and
divestment | b. | short-term perspective | d. | evaluation | | | | |
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