Question 1

According to your textbook,why would it be erroneous to project organizational assumptions - such as structure and hierarchy etc.- on Linux?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linux is a failure because it has few if any organizational properties.
B)  Microsoft NT and XP offer a far more superior product than Linux.
C)  Linux is an emergent product of loosely coupled networks rather than an organization.
D)  Linux is a failure because it has few if any organizational properties,and Microsoft NT and XP offer a far more superior product than Linux.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above C

Question 2

In contingency theory what does the anagram SARFIT represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural Adjustment to Regain Fit
B)  Structural Analysis to Remove Fat
C)  Structural Adjustment to Regain Form
D)  So Another Really Futile TheoryE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

An organization that adopts technologies that routinize and standardize processes will tend towards bureaucracy.Such a prediction assumes organization design is contingent upon ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  size
B)  standardized processes
C)  environment
D)  technologyE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What does the concept of SARFIT - Structural Adjustment to Regain Fit - mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  All organizations would need to undergo structural adjustment to ensure they never rely on old and outdate contingencies for too long.
B)  All organizations would sometimes slip out of alignment with the contingencies they must deal with and so must undergo structural change.
C)  All organizations should ensure they restructure themselves every so often,irrespective of what the contingencies they deal with are doing.
D)  none of theseE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

According to Burns and Stalker,organizations that exist in dynamic,uncertain and unpredictable environments are more likely to have ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanistic,rigid and bureaucratic structures
B)  organic,loose,less bureaucratic structures
C)  no difference to organizations that exist in any other kind of environment
D)  greater problems adapting to changing circumstancesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Describe Woodward's three basic types of technology.How might each type affect organizational structure?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Matrix organizations are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  based on the film The Matrix
B)  designed by mathematicians
C)  a mixed organizational form in which traditional vertical hierarchy is overlaid by a horizontal structure consisting of projects,products,and business subsidiaries or geographical areas.
D)  a version of bureaucracy that uses call centre technology to create customer satisfaction and deal with customer complaintsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

The belief in causality,which suggests that some variables will affect other variables in specific and predictable ways,and that we should objectively identify and measure those variables in organization which have such relationships,is a hallmark of ______?

Accepted Answer

A)  institutional theory
B)  contingency theory
C)  all research methodologies
D)  phenomenologyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

John Child's (2002) concept of strategic choice argues that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Size,technology and environment are the core structural contingencies in organizations.
B)  Managers in positions of control configure the organization's structure through their choice of markets,technologies etc.
C)  Size,technology and environment is the key determinant of managerial strategic choice.
D)  Managers in positions of control configure the organization's structure through their choice of markets,technologies etc.along with the organization's structure through their choice of markets,technologies etc.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

As organizations grow,they will tend towards bureaucracy.Such a prediction assumes organization design is contingent upon ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  technology
B)  environment
C)  size
D)  throughputsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

DiMaggio and Powell (2002) have labelled the process of organizations copying each other as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mimicking
B)  isomorphism
C)  copycatting
D)  copyingE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

According to Abrahamson (1997) ,______ creates,designs and sells management fashions.

Accepted Answer

A)  the management ideas industry
B)  Woolworths
C)  China
D)  globalizationE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Joan Woodward classified contingent technologies into three categories.What term did she use to categorize technology in organizations where production involved tailored designs for different customers with small production runs?

Accepted Answer

A)  small batch and unit production
B)  large batch and mass production
C)  process production
D)  TaylorismE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Networks,cellular models,federal approaches,creative compartments,post-modern models,flexible,virtual,and individualized corporations are all examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucratic forms
B)  multi-divisional or m- forms
C)  new organizational forms
D)  organization theorists with too much time and fat dictionaries in their handsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The Aston researchers identified five variables drawn from Max Weber's initial list of fifteen.______ refers to the extent to which the organization had lots of job descriptions and designs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Formalization
B)  Centralization
C)  Specialization
D)  ConfigurationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The Aston researchers identified five variables drawn from Max Weber's initial list of fifteen.______ refers to the extent to which the organization ensures that decision-making is referred to the apex of the organization,or distributed across lower levels.

Accepted Answer

A)  Specialization
B)  Formalization
C)  Configuration
D)  CentralizationE) All of the above
F) B) and C) D

Question 17

A rhizome is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a botanic term for vegetables
B)  an organization that is rooted
C)  a new type of philosophical theory
D)  a virtual,organic form of organizationE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Is organization structure only contingent upon size,technology,and environment?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main mechanisms of isomorphism?

Accepted Answer

A)  coercive
B)  normative
C)  regulatory
D)  mimeticE) None of the above
F) B) and D) C

Question 20

Who are the two Scottish researchers who argued organizations are variable structures which are primarily contingent upon their environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  McDonald and McShane
B)  Burns and Stalker
C)  Burns and Smithers
D)  Walker and BellsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 14: Managing Organizational Design

According to your textbook,why would it be erroneous to project organizational assumptions - such as structure and hierarchy etc.- on Linux?

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In contingency theory what does the anagram SARFIT represent?

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An organization that adopts technologies that routinize and standardize processes will tend towards bureaucracy.Such a prediction assumes organization design is contingent upon ______.

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What does the concept of SARFIT - Structural Adjustment to Regain Fit - mean?

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According to Burns and Stalker,organizations that exist in dynamic,uncertain and unpredictable environments are more likely to have ______.

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Describe Woodward's three basic types of technology.How might each type affect organizational structure?

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Matrix organizations are ______.

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The belief in causality,which suggests that some variables will affect other variables in specific and predictable ways,and that we should objectively identify and measure those variables in organization which have such relationships,is a hallmark of ______?

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John Child's (2002) concept of strategic choice argues that ______.

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As organizations grow,they will tend towards bureaucracy.Such a prediction assumes organization design is contingent upon ______.

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DiMaggio and Powell (2002) have labelled the process of organizations copying each other as ______.

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According to Abrahamson (1997) ,______ creates,designs and sells management fashions.

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Joan Woodward classified contingent technologies into three categories.What term did she use to categorize technology in organizations where production involved tailored designs for different customers with small production runs?

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Networks,cellular models,federal approaches,creative compartments,post-modern models,flexible,virtual,and individualized corporations are all examples of ______.

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The Aston researchers identified five variables drawn from Max Weber's initial list of fifteen.______ refers to the extent to which the organization had lots of job descriptions and designs.

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The Aston researchers identified five variables drawn from Max Weber's initial list of fifteen.______ refers to the extent to which the organization ensures that decision-making is referred to the apex of the organization,or distributed across lower levels.

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A rhizome is ______.

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Is organization structure only contingent upon size,technology,and environment?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three main mechanisms of isomorphism?

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Who are the two Scottish researchers who argued organizations are variable structures which are primarily contingent upon their environment?

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