Chapter 13 Econ

Aligning individual and group tasks with those of the firm and aligning incentives so that individuals and groups will consistently work in the same direction is known as:

Accountability

Which of the following is a dimension along which departmentalization can occur?

All of the above: Tasks, Inputs, Outputs, Geography

Which of the following structures involves multiple groups and multiple levels of groupings arising from the need not just to organize individuals into groups, but to organize groups into larger groups?

Complex hierarchy

Which of the following terms involves the location of decision making rights and rule making authority within a hierarchy?

Control

Which of the following terms involves the flow of information within an organization to facilitate subunit decisions that are consistent with each other and with organizational objectives?

Coordination

Which of the following terms best describes the division of an organization into formal groupings?

Departmentalization

Which of the following terms does not involve the location of decision making rights and rule making authority within a hierarchy?

Departmentalization

Which of the follow best describes a matrix organizational structure?

Employees are subject to two or more sets of managers at once

Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where one member of the group specializes in monitoring and coordinating the work of other members?

Hierarchy of authority

Which of the following statements about "flat" organizations is least true?

In a flat organization, there are fewer direct reports to a group head than in a taller firm

Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where the members of the work group are paid based on individual actions?

Individual

When firms encounter problems that differ according to their difficulty and frequency it is known as:

Knowledge hierarchy

What type of organizational structure is one in which employees are subject to two or more sets of managers at once?

Matrix structure

Which of the following terms best describes a type of network structure that involves relatively selfcontained organizational subunits tied together through a technology that focuses on standardized linkages?

Modular organization

What type of organizational structure is one that is comprised of a set of autonomous divisions led by a corporate headquarters office, assisted by a corporate staff that provides information about the internal and external business environment?

Multidivisional structure

Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where the members of the work group are paid based on the outcome of all the workers?

Multidivisional structure

What variant of the multidivisional structure whose units cross national boundaries do Kogut and Zander argue is superior at transferring specific types of knowledge across national boundaries?

Multinational corporation

What type of organizational structure is one in which work groups may be organized by function, geography, or customer base, but where relationships between work groups are governed more by oftenchanging implicit and explicit requirements of common tasks than by the formal lines of authority that characterize other structures?

Network Structure

What type of structure is the Japanese keiretsu structure?

Network structure

Which of the following terms best describes how a firm uses a division of labor to organize tasks, specify how its staff performs tasks, and facilitate internal and external information flows?

Organizational structure

Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists when two or more positions are not directly dependent on each other but are associated through their independent contributions to the success of the firm?

Pooled interdependence

Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists when two or more workers or work groups depend on each other to do their work?

Reciprocal interdependence

What term best defines a complex set of behavior patterns that Nelson and Winter view the actions of firms to be a result of?

Routines

Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where a collection of individuals work together to set and pursue common objectives?

Self-managed team

Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists between two or more workers, positions, or groups when one depends on the outcome of others, but not vice versa?

Sequential interdependence

In departmentalization, which of the following is a required step?

Specifying relationships between chosen dimensions

Self-containment emphasizes which of the following when developing coordination?

Strong lateral relations

In Chandler's classic work Strategy and Structure, what was the basic thesis he concluded by researching case studies of Dupont, GM, Standard Oil of New Jersey and Sears?

Structure follows strategy

Which of the following should not be considered when selecting organizing dimensions?

Sunk costs

Which of the following terms best describes the extent to which two or more positions depend on each other to do their own work?

Task interdependence

Which of the following statements is least true regarding the views of strategy that Nelson and Winter offer differing from Chandler?

Their views suggest that structure is a set of principles or guidelines for coordinating a firm's decisions in a manner inconsistent with its activities in the environment

What type of organizational structure is one in which there is a single department responsible for each of the basic business functions within the firm?

Unitary functional structure

In which of the following situations identified by Baron and Besanko will a matrix never be optimal regardless of any additional circumstances?

When spillovers are positively correlated and activities are profit complements