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