a.
Intense competition
b.
Globalization
c.
Sustainability and ethics issues
d.
Big data analytics
ANSWER:
c
45. ABC Construction is a regional organization divided into separate groups working under one name. One group focuses on installing heating and air conditioning systems in new homes, another group installs roofing, and yet another group is dedicated to installing plumbing systems. To which of the following elements of an organization is this information related?
a.
Being a social entity
b.
Goals
c.
A deliberately structured and coordinated system
d.
Links to the external environment
ANSWER:
c
46. Poppy, a small boutique, specializes in clothing for the mature woman who wants to look fashionable without looking too young or trendy. The organization’s ideal customer comes from a higher income bracket, is 40+ years old, and seeks unique fashions. To which of the following elements of an organization is this information related?
a.
Being a social entity
b.
Goals
c.
A deliberately structured and coordinated system
d.
Links to the external environment
ANSWER:
d
47. In Bangladesh, Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus designed an organization that would manufacture a low-cost, fortified yogurt for toddlers to help lower the high mortality rate among two- and three-year-old children in that country. The organization would also provide jobs to those who worked in the plant, as well as to women who would sell the product door-to-door, keeping a small percentage of each sale as their commission. Which of the following best describes this organization?
a.
For-profit organization
b.
Nonprofit organization
c.
Social organization
d.
Hybrid organization
ANSWER:
d
48. As the Operations Manager of a manufacturing plant, you have recently become aware of a conflict. The purchasing department wants to switch to a foreign supplier of a particular component part in order to save money, but the manufacturing floor manager says the new supplier’s parts are lower in quality, break more easily, and thus, fewer pieces pass the final inspection, lowering overall production. Which of the following challenges are you facing?
a.
Solving an ethical dilemma
b.
Motivating employees to work together to achieve organizational goals
c.
Creating a more diverse workforce
d.
Adapting to conducting business in a global environment
ANSWER:
b
49. At a certain automotive manufacturing plant, each line worker is required to perform three specific actions or steps on an automobile before it moves on to the next person on the line. At a different computer manufacturer, each line worker performs fifteen to eighteen actions on each laptop and tests his or her work before sending the units on to the next station. These two manufacturers are very different in terms of:
a.
formalization.
b.
specialization.
c.
complexity.
d.
centralization.
ANSWER:
b
50. Maxi’s Magical Mystery Tour is a nonprofit organization operated by a group of six actors, singers, and dancers. They intend to bring the arts to school-aged children by performing at a minimum of nine grade schools in the tri-state region each school year. To which of the following elements is this information related?
a.
Being a social entity
b.
Goals
c.
A deliberately structured and coordinated system
d.
Links to the external environment
ANSWER:
b
51. As the newly hired production manager at a small but growing solar panel manufacturing firm, you were shocked to discover that there is virtually no written documentation detailing the production of various types of panels. The owner explained it by saying that he “trusts his people to know what they’re doing.” You see potential problems with this approach, so which of the following structural dimensions do you think you should focus on addressing first?