Which one of the terms below does the following statement describe: “Strategic alliances in which several companies work together to fulfill opportunities requiring the capabilities of one another.”
Joint ventures
Mutual service consortia
Value chain partnerships
One of the most popular ways for companies to dapartmentalise group activities is by:
Function
Geography
Product
Process
The rights inherent in a managerial position are defined by the concept:
Organizational structure
Chain of command
Unity of command
Authority
The degree to which jobs within an organization are standardized refers to the ______ in the organization
Delegation process
Width of the span of control
Formalisation
Centralization of authority
An organizational structure that breaks down departmental barriers, decentralizes decision making, and requires employees to be generalists rather than specialists is a _________ structure.
Bureaucratic
Matrix
Simple
Team based
A significant strength of the virtual organization is:
The breaking down of all barriers between functional units
Its effective use of a mechanistic structure
Its clear lines of authority due to its high degree of decentralization
Its flexibility in terms of staffing, being able to change as its needs change
A primary distinction between a virtual organization and a boundary less organization is that the:
Virtual organization is always highly decentralized, unlike the boundary less organization
Boundary less organization has permanent employees, whereas the virtual organization doesn’t
Boundary less organization focuses on breaking down barriers, but the virtual organization can have traditional departmental and other barriers
Includes all of these differences
Change that is continuous in nature and involves no major shifts in how the organization operates is referred to as
First order change
Second order change
Third order change
Fourth order change
Which of the following is not typically one of a combination that brings about organizational change?
Changing people(workforce)
Organizational structure
Technology
Decreases in competition
Which one of the following is not one of the most common forces responsible for unplanned organizational change?
Government regulation
Shifting employee demographics
Restructuring of foreign governments
Advances in technology
This is one of the most common forces
Strategic planning is deliberate
Strategic planning occurs when current objectives are being met
Old strategic plans can still be used even when new organizational objectives are developed
Strategic planning is performed only in large corporations
Which one of the following is the first step in the 10-step strategic planning process?
Define the scope of products and services
Assess the competitive advantage
Define the goals
Communicate the strategy to the stakeholders
Which one of the following is the last step in 10-step strategic planning process?
Implement the strategy
Develop a competitive strategy
Evaluate the outcome
Assess the external environment
Which one of the following is one of the main organizational factors that cause employees to resist change?
Threats to social relationships
Failure to recognize the need for change
Previously unsuccessful efforts
Habit
Which one of the following is not one of the more effective techniques for overcoming resistance to organizational change?
Educate the workforce
Make change decisions at the top-management level
Reward constructive behaviors
Create a “learning organization”