Business Administration 141 - Chapter 8 Quiz

True or false: The IT network that allows for the movement of organizational information within that company is known as the organizational structure.

False

True or false: Two advantages of decentralization are that (1) managers are encouraged to not solve their own problems, but rather to ask for assistance as soon as possible, and (2) decisions are made more slowly because they are discussed at a higher level of management.

False

True or false: A corporate culture is a defined set of shared, taken-for-granted implicit assumptions that a group holds and that determines how it perceives, thinks about, and reacts to its various environments.

True

True or false: Bridget, the youngest owner of a family-owned restaurant, wants to make sure her company's culture is embedded in their organization. In a recent tradeshow workshop, she learned that she can do this by having company rites and rituals, continuing to tell stories about company legends, and being a role model to her employees.

True

True or false: Optimistic people attempt to change or influence a decision or they adapt and move on.

True

True or false: When managers and employees within the same department are brought together in cross-functional teams to solve particular problems, their company is using a team-based design.

True

Espoused values are

explicitly stated values and norms preferred by an organization.

A company dress code and award ceremonies would be part of

observable artifacts.

Sophie, a shift manager in a shoe store, has 40 employees on her shift that she directly supervises. The 40 workers who report directly to Sophie represent her

span of control.

A hierarchy culture has an internal focus; it values ____ over flexibility.

stability and control