Organization Theory Chapter 2 structures

Which of the following options IS a basic assumption (as formulated in the textbook) for the structural framework?

• a. Organizations exist because they reduce individual freedom and creativity.

• b. People are motivated and driven by maximizing their social recognition, their prestige and hierarchical position.

• c. Well-advanced division of labour/specialization leads to efficiency.

• d. Coordination is best done through horizontal control and horizontal communication solutions.

Which of the following options IS a basic assumption (as formulated in the textbook) for the structural framework?

• a. Organizations exist because they reduce individual freedom and creativity.

• b. People are motivated and driven by maximizing their social recognition, their prestige and hierarchical position.

• c. People are motivated to work through material rewards (pay), clear, formalized job descriptions (information/rules) and control.

• d. Coordination is best done through horizontal control and horizontal communication solutions.

'Flow efficiency' is defined at the beginning of the textbook's structural framework as...

• a. ... a combination of internal and external efficiency.

• b. ... external efficiency with an additional focus on resource utilization.

• c. ... system efficiency but with an add-on in the form of employee perceived satisfaction.

• d. ... it was valued by the customer through the actual passing period.

'System efficiency' is defined at the beginning of the textbook's structural framework as______

• a. a systematic combination of internal, external and flow efficiency.

• b. include both efficiency and effectiveness but adds a time or change dimension.

• c. external efficiency with an additional focus on resource utilization.

• d. flow efficiency but with an add-on in the form of employee perceived satisfaction.

According to the textbook's description of the structural framework, one can divide/specialize work/labour according to different principles. Which of the following alternatives is described as 'the first developed form of organization', applied as far back in time as we can say anything about human organization?

• a. Division of labour based on product.

• b. Division of labour based on function.

• c. Division of labour based on price.

• d. Division of labour based on process.

According to the textbook's description of the structural framework, one can divide/specialize work/labour according to different principles. Which of the following alternatives does NOT constitute one of these principles?

• a. Division of labour based on product.

• b. Division of labour based on location.

• c. Division of labour based on price.

• d. Division of labour based on process.

Which of the following options is NOT one of the five subcomponents that together constitute the structural configurations in Mintzberg's model in the structural framework?

• a. Strategic apex (top).

• b. Staff functions.

• c. Technostructure.

• d. Middle managers.

Which of the following options is NOT one of the six dimensions and situational dependencies that Mintzberg believes determines an effective organizational structure?

• a. The economic balance of the organization.

• b. The size and age of the organization.

• c. The organization's strategy.

• d. The organization's information technology.

Which of the following options is NOT one of the six dimensions and situational dependencies that Mintzberg believes determines an effective organizational structure?

• a. The size and age of the organization.

• b. The organization's strategy.

• c. The organization's information technology.

• d. The organization's HR-policy.

Which of the following options is NOT a strength of machine bureaucracies?

• a. Maximizes economies of scale.

• b. Maximizes repetition.

• c. Maximizes predictability.

• d. Maximizes external efficiency.