Mgmt Chapter 12
With the ______ form of organization design, product departmentalization is combined with a strategic business unit strategy.
divisional ( M-form)
Which of the following is NOT a process characterized by Likert
planning
A divisional (M-form) organization design is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
required cooperation between divisions
Organization ____ refers to the manner in which an organizations structural components are arranged to manage the total organization
design
The best known and most important behavioral approach to organization design is
Likerts system 4
Webers guidelines for bureaucratic design include
a clear change of command
The two universal approaches to organization design that represent the foundation of what we know about the organization design are
bureaucratic and behavioral
A system 1 organization is most like a
formal bureaucracy
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of organic organizations
high level of specialization
Lawrence and Lorsch used what two primary dimensions to characterize organizations?
integration and differentiation
Which of the following statements does NOT describe a characteristic of webers bureacracy
it created labor unions
The _____ form of organization design is one in which a set of product groups is superimposed on a functional organization design
matrix
A system 4 design emphasizes
open and extensive interaction processes, supportive relationships, group decision making, and high performance goals (all of these)
As it was developed by burns and stalker, the _____ design is most like system 4
organic
_______ are internal organizational factors that can influence the organization design selection
organization size and the technology employed
Which of the following BEST described the situational view of organization design
the appropriate organization design depends on the circumstances
The behavioral model paralleled the emergence of
the human relations movement
The Aston studies found that as organization six increases
the link between technology and organization design breaks down
With _____ technology, products are produced in small quantities and made to customers specifications
unti
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the situational view of organization design
control
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of the organizational life cycle
decline
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a conglomerate (H-form) organization design
its departmentalization is based on the kind of work being done, such as production, finance or marketing
A ______ organization works to facilitate the lifelong learning and personal development of all the employees while continually transforming itself to respond to changing demands ad needs
learning
Weber viewed the bureaucratic form of organization as all of the following except
personal
A ____ organization is one that has little or no formal structure
virtual