33) Which of the following terms refers to the amount of resources available to
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33) Which of the following terms refers to the amount of resources available to support an organization's domain?
A) environmental naturalness B) environmental richness
C) environmental complexity D) environmental dynamism
44) ______ involves choices about distributing authority within an organization.
A) Centralization B) Vertical differentiation
C) Subunit orientation D) Standardization
45) A salesperson for a computer accessories manufacturer reports to the sales manager of the computer screen division. Identify the integrating technique used in this case.
A) hierarchy of authority B) liaison role
C) integrating role D) direct contact
46) A disadvantage of centralization is that ________.
A) coordination becomes difficult to achieve within the organization
B) the organization tends to lose its focus on achieving its goals
C) the top managers have little time for long-term strategic decision-making
D) the extent of standardization is reduced within the organization
48) A firm hires a supervisor to handle the communication between two functions. Which of the following integrating mechanisms is used in this case?
A) direct contact B) integrating role
C) integrating department D) task force
49) ______ is the process by which organizational members learn and internalize the norms of an organization.
A) Socialization B) Standardization
C) Mutual adjustment D) Differentiation
50) _______ functions manage and improve the efficiency of an organization's conversion processes to create more value.
A) Production B) Support C) Maintenance D) Managerial
Explanation / Answer
33) Which of the following terms refers to the amount of resources available to support an organization's domain?
A) environmental naturalness B) environmental richness
C) environmental complexity D) environmental dynamism
When a particular resource is available with the organization, there is low uncertainty for managing such resource. Due to availability the organization does not compete for these resources, thus regarding to such resources the organization’s enviornement is rich. The term environmental richness is a function of amount of resources available to support an oraganization’s domain.
Correct option (B)
44) ______ involves choices about distributing authority within an organization.
A) Centralization B) Vertical differentiation
C) Subunit orientation D) Standardization
The distribution of authority from lower member of department upper management level at different level of authorities is known as vertical differentiation.
Correct option (B)
45) A salesperson for a computer accessories manufacturer reports to the sales manager of the computer screen division. Identify the integrating technique used in this case.
A) hierarchy of authority B) liaison role
C) integrating role D) direct contact
In the integrating mechanism, hierarchy of authority, the members of a department reports to the respective department manager. Here salesperson of sales department reports to his sales manager, thus the integrating technique applied is hierarchy of authority.
Correct option is (A)
46) A disadvantage of centralization is that ________.
A) coordination becomes difficult to achieve within the organization
B) the organization tends to lose its focus on achieving its goals
C) the top managers have little time for long-term strategic decision-making
D) the extent of standardization is reduced within the organization
Centralization helps top managers to coordinate all activities by focusing on goal, but if the managers are overloaded with operational decision making, they become busier with day-to-day activities. This leads to have minimal time for focusing on long-term strategic decision-making. This affects the competitiveness of the organization in long-term.
Correct option is (C).
48) A firm hires a supervisor to handle the communication between two functions. Which of the following integrating mechanisms is used in this case?
A) direct contact B) integrating role
C) integrating department D) task force
To establish coordination between two or more functions, the organization creates new role, this integrating mechanism is known as integrating role.
Correct option (B)
49) ______ is the process by which organizational members learn and internalize the norms of an organization.
A) Socialization B) Standardization
C) Mutual adjustment D) Differentiation
It is important to maintain the culture of organization, that’s why the newcomers to an organization should understand and blend themselves according to the values and norms that guides existing members behavior and decision making. Through socialization the organizations values can be learnt indirectly. Socialization is process by which the organization members learn values from each other and internalize the norms of an organization.
Correct option is (A)
50) _______ functions manage and improve the efficiency of an organization's conversion processes to create more value.
Production implies the creation process of goods, by adding value to the input resources, to satisfy customer needs and wants. According to the definition of Krajewski and Ritzman, process is any activity or group of activities that takes one or more inputs, transforms them, and provides one or more output for the customers. In general, process is the sequence of activities that are intended to create certain results. For organizational purposes, processes tend to be clustered together into operations.
Correct Option is (A) Production
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