MAN 3025 ch 8

Which type of culture has an internal focus and values stability and control over flexibility?

Hierarchy

Work specialization is also known as

division of labor

The competing values framework classifies organizational cultures into which of the following?

Clan, adhocracy, market, and hierarchy cultures

______ values are the explicitly stated values and norms preferred by an organization.

Espoused

Which of the following is the definition of a ritual?

The activities and ceremonies, planned and unplanned, that celebrate important occasions and accomplishments in the life of an organization.

__________ means that managers must report and justify work results to managers above them.

accountability

What cultural perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes?

adaptive perspective

which of the following is a stage in the life of an organization?

birth

Which of the following is a characteristic of a simple structure?

centralized authority

A control mechanism for making sure the right people do the right things at the right time is called a

chain of command

The process of assigning meaningful authority and responsibility to managers and employees lower in the hierarchy is called

delegation

Organizational ________ is concerned with devising the optimal structures of accountability and responsibility that an organization uses to execute its strategies.

design

The arrangement of having discrete parts of a task done by different people is called an organization's

division of labor

In a ______ organizational structure, people with diverse occupational specialties are put together in formal groups by similar products or service, customers or clients, or geographical regions.

divisional

With a ______ structure, the organization has a central core of key functions and outsources others to vendors who can do them cheaper or faster.

hollow

The most bureaucratic stage of the organizational life cycle is the ________ stage.

maturity

In a ______ structure, a firm assembles portions of product provided by outside contractors.

modular

A system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of two or more people is known as a(n)

organization

_______ group activities around similar products or services.

product divisions

The obligation you have to perform the tasks assigned to you is called

responsibility

The activities and ceremonies, planned and unplanned, that celebrate important occasions and accomplishments in the organization's life are known as

rites and rituals

Edgar Schein defines organizational culture as a system of ______ that develops within an organization and guides the behavior of its members.

shared beliefs and values

In a functional structure, people with ______ are grouped together.

similar occupational specialties

Among the organizational cultures thought to enhance business performance, the ______ perspective assumes that the strength of a corporate culture is related to a firm's long-term financial performance.

strength

One of the typical devices for transmitting culture, a(n) ______ is an object, act, quality, or event that conveys meaning to others.

symbol

in a mechanistic organization

tasks and rules are clearly specified

In horizontal design, ________ are used to improve collaboration and work on shared tasks by breaking down internal boundaries.

teams of workgroups

in an organic organization

the need to respond to unexpected tasks is common

Another term for the chain of command within an organization, as represented on an organizational chart, is

vertical hierarchy