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What is an organization? |
| | A) | System of consciously coordinated activities of two or more people. |
| | B) | A system where managers have authority to make organizational decisions. |
| | C) | Advanced system organized into line and staff positions. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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A(n)________ is considered to be a self-sufficient entity where a ______ depends on its interaction with the environment to survive. |
| | A) | open system, closed system |
| | B) | closed system, open system |
| | C) | biological system, mechanistic system |
| | D) | None of the above |
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All of the following are factors which should make bureaucracies the epitome of efficiency except: |
| | A) | A hierarchy of authority. |
| | B) | Division of labor. |
| | C) | Administrative interaction. |
| | D) | A framework of rules. |
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There are _____ generic effectiveness criteria. |
| | A) | four |
| | B) | three |
| | C) | five |
| | D) | seven |
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The four dimensions of organizational effectiveness are: |
| | A) | Internal processes, productivity, acquisitions, power |
| | B) | Status, control, satisfaction, strategy |
| | C) | Goal accomplishment, resource acquisition, internal processes, strategic alliances |
| | D) | Goal accomplishment, internal processes, strategic constituencies satisfaction, resource acquisition |
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Which of the following is a characteristic of mechanistic organizations? |
| | A) | rigid |
| | B) | flexible |
| | C) | an effective organization for new style organizations |
| | D) | lower-level employees empowered to make important decisions |
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__________ occurs when decisions are made by top management. |
| | A) | Decentralized decision making |
| | B) | Organizational decline |
| | C) | Centralized decision making |
| | D) | Change |
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Organic organizations tend to be successful when the environment was: |
| | A) | stable |
| | B) | unstable |
| | C) | certain |
| | D) | none of the above |
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New style organizations: |
| | A) | are stable. |
| | B) | are local. |
| | C) | are large. |
| | D) | are team oriented. |
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Virtual organizations: |
| | A) | rely heavily on face-to-face interaction. |
| | B) | are mostly local. |
| | C) | are geographically dispersed. |
| | D) | A & C only. |
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