Organization
Theory & Design
Ed.13
Richard L. Daft
Test Bank
2026
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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 nothers ndo nnot. nIt nhelps nus nexplain nwhat
n happened nin nthe npast, nas nwell nas nwhat nmight nhappen nin nthe nfuture, nso nthat nwe
ncan nmanage n organizations nmore neffectively.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING nOBJECTIVES: n ORGT.DAFT.16.01-03 n- n01-03
NATIONAL nSTANDARDS: n n United nStates n- nAACSB: nAnalytic
TOPICS: Organization nDesign nin nAction
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: nUnderstand
2. n refers nto neconomic ndevelopment nthat ngenerates nwealth nand nmeets nthe nneeds nof nthe ncurrent ngeneration
nwhile nsaving n the nenvironment n so nfuture ngenerations ncan nmeet n their nneeds nas nwell.
a. Centralization
b. Formalization
c. Contingency
d. Sustainability
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: Feedback: nMany ncompanies nare nembracing nthe nphilosophy nof n sustainability, nwhich
nrefers nto n economic ndevelopment nthat ngenerates nwealth nand nmeets nthe nneeds nof
nthe ncurrent ngeneration n while nsaving nthe nenvironment nso nfuture ngenerations ncan
nmeet ntheir nneeds nas nwell.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING nOBJECTIVES: n ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 n- n01-02
NATIONAL nSTANDARDS: n n United nStates n- nAACSB: nAnalytic
TOPICS: Organization nDesign nin nAction
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: nUnderstand
3. Pendant nInc., na nretail nchain nbased nin nEngland, nhas nimplemented nan nenergy-efficient ntrucking nfleet. nIt nis
nincreasing nits nuse n of n green nmaterials nin nbuildings, n and naims nto ndispose nall nthe nwaste nof nthe ncompany nby
n2025. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing n measures nis nPendant n Inc. n focusing nits nefforts n on?
a. Going ngreen
b. Scientific n management
c. Contingency
d. Centralization
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Feedback: nPendant nInc. nis nfocusing nits nefforts non ngoing ngreen. nGoing ngreen nhas
nbecome na n n new nbusiness nimperative, ndriven nby nshifting nsocial nattitudes, nnew
ngovernment npolicies, nclimate n changes, nand nthe ninformation ntechnology nthat nquickly
nspreads nnews nof n a ncorporation’s n negative nimpact non nthe nenvironment.
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Theory & Design
Ed.13
Richard L. Daft
Test Bank
2026
,
,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 nothers ndo nnot. nIt nhelps nus nexplain nwhat
n happened nin nthe npast, nas nwell nas nwhat nmight nhappen nin nthe nfuture, nso nthat nwe
ncan nmanage n organizations nmore neffectively.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING nOBJECTIVES: n ORGT.DAFT.16.01-03 n- n01-03
NATIONAL nSTANDARDS: n n United nStates n- nAACSB: nAnalytic
TOPICS: Organization nDesign nin nAction
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: nUnderstand
2. n refers nto neconomic ndevelopment nthat ngenerates nwealth nand nmeets nthe nneeds nof nthe ncurrent ngeneration
nwhile nsaving n the nenvironment n so nfuture ngenerations ncan nmeet n their nneeds nas nwell.
a. Centralization
b. Formalization
c. Contingency
d. Sustainability
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: Feedback: nMany ncompanies nare nembracing nthe nphilosophy nof n sustainability, nwhich
nrefers nto n economic ndevelopment nthat ngenerates nwealth nand nmeets nthe nneeds nof
nthe ncurrent ngeneration n while nsaving nthe nenvironment nso nfuture ngenerations ncan
nmeet ntheir nneeds nas nwell.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING nOBJECTIVES: n ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 n- n01-02
NATIONAL nSTANDARDS: n n United nStates n- nAACSB: nAnalytic
TOPICS: Organization nDesign nin nAction
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: nUnderstand
3. Pendant nInc., na nretail nchain nbased nin nEngland, nhas nimplemented nan nenergy-efficient ntrucking nfleet. nIt nis
nincreasing nits nuse n of n green nmaterials nin nbuildings, n and naims nto ndispose nall nthe nwaste nof nthe ncompany nby
n2025. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing n measures nis nPendant n Inc. n focusing nits nefforts n on?
a. Going ngreen
b. Scientific n management
c. Contingency
d. Centralization
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Feedback: nPendant nInc. nis nfocusing nits nefforts non ngoing ngreen. nGoing ngreen nhas
nbecome na n n new nbusiness nimperative, ndriven nby nshifting nsocial nattitudes, nnew
ngovernment npolicies, nclimate n changes, nand nthe ninformation ntechnology nthat nquickly
nspreads nnews nof n a ncorporation’s n negative nimpact non nthe nenvironment.
POINTS: 1
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, LEARNING nOBJECTIVES: n ORGT.DAFT.16.01-02 n- n01-02
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