MGMT CH 11
A planned emergence approach to strategic planning is most likely to be found in a highly centralized firm.
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A primary advantage of the matrix organizational structure is that it simplifies decision making and communication in geographically diverse organizations.
F
An open innovation model reduces a firm's absorptive capacity.
F
Once a firm finds success in a given organizational structure, it should seek to reinforce and maintain that structure for the life of the firm.
F
Results-only-work-environments (ROWEs) are characterized by their use of extrinsic motivations such as promotions or the threat of layoffs.
F
The four key elements of a firm's organizational structure are specialization, centralization, formalization, and generalization.
F
A change in company culture is most commonly accompanied by a change in leadership.
T
A firm that successfully balances exploitation of current opportunities and exploration of future possibilities is considered ambidextrous.
T
Firms that pursue a closed approach to innovation typically enjoy first-mover advantages.
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Firms with a flat structure and a low degree of specialization tend to foster innovation better than firms with a tall structure and high degree of specialization.
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Managerial decisions about a firm's strategy and their organizational structure should always be interrelated
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Organizational design involves establishing a firm's structure, culture, and control mechanisms.
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