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Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition
by Richard Daft
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1. 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
RATIONALE: Feedback: Organization design gives us the tools to evaluate and understand how
and why some organizations grow and succeed while others do not. It helps us explain what
happened in the past, as well as what might happen in the future, so that we can manage
organizations more effectively.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ORGT.DAFT.16.01-03 - 01-03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic
TOPICS: Organization Design in Action
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
2. 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
RATIONALE: Feedback: Many companies are embracing the philosophy of sustainability, which
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.
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POINTS: 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 - 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic
TOPICS: Organization Design in Action
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
3. 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
RATIONALE: Feedback: Pendant Inc. is focusing its efforts on going green. Going green has
become a new business imperative, driven by shifting social attitudes, new government policies,
climate changes, and the information technology that quickly spreads news of a corporation’s
negative impact on the environment.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 - 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Reflective Thinking
TOPICS: Organization Design in Action
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
4. refers to technologies, skills, and processes for searching and examining massive
sets of data to uncover hidden patterns and correlations.
a. Scientific management
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b. Social business
c. A social media program
d. Big data analytics
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: Feedback: Big data analytics refers to technologies, skills, and processes for
searching and examining massive sets of data to uncover hidden patterns and correlations. Big data
is not just for online companies.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 - 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic
TOPICS: Organization Design in Action
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
5. Which of the following is a difference between for-profit businesses and nonprofit
organizations?
a. Financial resources for for-profit businesses come from government appropriations, grants,
and donations, while nonprofit organizations are funded by the sale of products or services to
customers.
b. In for-profit businesses, managers focus on improving an organization’s products and
services to increase sales revenues, while in nonprofit organizations, however, services are
typically provided to nonpaying clients.
c. For-profit businesses are committed to servicing clients with limited funds, while nonprofit
organizations have access to unlimited funds to service clients.
d. In for-profit businesses, services are typically provided to nonpaying clients, while in
nonprofit organizations, services are typically provided to paying clients.
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Feedback: In for-profit businesses, managers focus on improving an organization’s
products and services to increase sales revenues. In nonprofits, however, services are typically
provided to nonpaying clients, and a major problem for many organizations is securing a steady
stream of funds to continue operating.
POINTS: 1
Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition
by Richard Daft
All Chapters |Expert Verified Answers | Graded A+
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1. 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
RATIONALE: Feedback: Organization design gives us the tools to evaluate and understand how
and why some organizations grow and succeed while others do not. It helps us explain what
happened in the past, as well as what might happen in the future, so that we can manage
organizations more effectively.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ORGT.DAFT.16.01-03 - 01-03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic
TOPICS: Organization Design in Action
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
2. 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
RATIONALE: Feedback: Many companies are embracing the philosophy of sustainability, which
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.
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POINTS: 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 - 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic
TOPICS: Organization Design in Action
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
3. 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
RATIONALE: Feedback: Pendant Inc. is focusing its efforts on going green. Going green has
become a new business imperative, driven by shifting social attitudes, new government policies,
climate changes, and the information technology that quickly spreads news of a corporation’s
negative impact on the environment.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 - 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Reflective Thinking
TOPICS: Organization Design in Action
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
4. refers to technologies, skills, and processes for searching and examining massive
sets of data to uncover hidden patterns and correlations.
a. Scientific management
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b. Social business
c. A social media program
d. Big data analytics
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: Feedback: Big data analytics refers to technologies, skills, and processes for
searching and examining massive sets of data to uncover hidden patterns and correlations. Big data
is not just for online companies.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 - 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic
TOPICS: Organization Design in Action
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
5. Which of the following is a difference between for-profit businesses and nonprofit
organizations?
a. Financial resources for for-profit businesses come from government appropriations, grants,
and donations, while nonprofit organizations are funded by the sale of products or services to
customers.
b. In for-profit businesses, managers focus on improving an organization’s products and
services to increase sales revenues, while in nonprofit organizations, however, services are
typically provided to nonpaying clients.
c. For-profit businesses are committed to servicing clients with limited funds, while nonprofit
organizations have access to unlimited funds to service clients.
d. In for-profit businesses, services are typically provided to nonpaying clients, while in
nonprofit organizations, services are typically provided to paying clients.
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Feedback: In for-profit businesses, managers focus on improving an organization’s
products and services to increase sales revenues. In nonprofits, however, services are typically
provided to nonpaying clients, and a major problem for many organizations is securing a steady
stream of funds to continue operating.
POINTS: 1
