True / False
1. The growing global interdependence means that the environment for companies has become less complex and competitive.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
2. Organizations are social entities that are only linked to the internal environment.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
3. An organization exists when people interact with one another to perform essential functions that help attain goals.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
4. An organization obtains inputs from the external environment, adds value through a transformation process, and discharges products and services back to the environment.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
5. Financial resources for government and charity nonprofits typically come from the sale of products or services to customers rather than from government appropriations, grants, and donations.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
6. If specialization is low, each employee performs only a narrow range of tasks.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
7. Vertical complexity is the number of departments or occupational specialties existing horizontally across an organization.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
8. Scientific management focuses primarily on design and functioning of an organization as a whole.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
9. With decentralization, decision-making authority is pushed up to higher organizational levels.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
10. Organizational behavior is concerned with people aggregated into departments and organizations and with the differences in structure and behavior at the organization level of analysis.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
Multiple Choice
11. Organization design:
a.
encompasses larger elements that influence structural dimensions, including the organization’s size, technology, environment, culture, and goals.
b.
gives us the tools to evaluate and understand how and why some organizations grow and succeed while others do not.
c.
obtains inputs from the external environment, adds value through a transformation process, and discharges products and services back to the environment.
d.
provides labels to describe the internal characteristics of an organization.
ANSWER:
b
12. _____ refers to economic development that generates wealth and meets the needs of the current generation while saving the environment so future generations can meet their needs as well.
a.
Centralization
b.
Formalization
c.
Contingency
d.
Sustainability
ANSWER:
d
13. Pendant Inc., a retail chain based in England, has implemented an energy-efficient trucking fleet. It is increasing its use of green materials in buildings, and aims to dispose all the waste of the company by 2025. Which of the following measures is Pendant Inc. focusing its efforts on?
a.
Going green
b.
Scientific management
c.
Contingency
d.
Centralization
ANSWER:
a
14. _____ refers to technologies, skills, and processes for searching and examining massive sets of data to uncover hidden patterns and correlations.
a.
1. The growing global interdependence means that the environment for companies has become less complex and competitive.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
2. Organizations are social entities that are only linked to the internal environment.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
3. An organization exists when people interact with one another to perform essential functions that help attain goals.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
4. An organization obtains inputs from the external environment, adds value through a transformation process, and discharges products and services back to the environment.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
5. Financial resources for government and charity nonprofits typically come from the sale of products or services to customers rather than from government appropriations, grants, and donations.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
6. If specialization is low, each employee performs only a narrow range of tasks.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
7. Vertical complexity is the number of departments or occupational specialties existing horizontally across an organization.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
8. Scientific management focuses primarily on design and functioning of an organization as a whole.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
9. With decentralization, decision-making authority is pushed up to higher organizational levels.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
10. Organizational behavior is concerned with people aggregated into departments and organizations and with the differences in structure and behavior at the organization level of analysis.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
Multiple Choice
11. Organization design:
a.
encompasses larger elements that influence structural dimensions, including the organization’s size, technology, environment, culture, and goals.
b.
gives us the tools to evaluate and understand how and why some organizations grow and succeed while others do not.
c.
obtains inputs from the external environment, adds value through a transformation process, and discharges products and services back to the environment.
d.
provides labels to describe the internal characteristics of an organization.
ANSWER:
b
12. _____ refers to economic development that generates wealth and meets the needs of the current generation while saving the environment so future generations can meet their needs as well.
a.
Centralization
b.
Formalization
c.
Contingency
d.
Sustainability
ANSWER:
d
13. Pendant Inc., a retail chain based in England, has implemented an energy-efficient trucking fleet. It is increasing its use of green materials in buildings, and aims to dispose all the waste of the company by 2025. Which of the following measures is Pendant Inc. focusing its efforts on?
a.
Going green
b.
Scientific management
c.
Contingency
d.
Centralization
ANSWER:
a
14. _____ refers to technologies, skills, and processes for searching and examining massive sets of data to uncover hidden patterns and correlations.
a.