MBA 704 - Kungu - Chapter 3 UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The modern approach to organization theory and design consists of very flexible networks,
and recognizes the interaction of information technology and people. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
The first major development in organization theory was to view the organization as a system
made up of independent parts. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
The contingency approach challenges the organizational ecology theory. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
The organizational ecology approach to organization theory suggests that organizations
change as a process of 'survival of the fittest.' - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Under single-loop, the organization is learning with significant changes in its basic
assumptions. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Double-loop learning involves changing the organization's culture. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Creative tension stems from the gap between the organizations' continually upwardly
upgraded vision and the reality and suggests the learning organization's continually
questioning and challenging the status quo. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Empathy is reflected by the genuine concern for and the interest in employee suggestions and
innovations that can be operationalized through a feedback systems. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Taken at a more individual employee, organizational behavior level, employees would react
to environmental changes in a standard, routine response in the adaptive organization, often
resulting in short-run solutions. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
,In a learning organization, managers learn how to encourage their people to redirect their
energies toward the substance of disagreements rather than toward personality clashes or
political infighting. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Creativity includes the willingness to accept personality clashes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
FALSE
Managers at a learning organization encourage risk-taking, creative behavior by providing a
challenging environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
In a learning organization, the vision is provided by the top management. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
In horizontal organizations, the primary driver and measure of performance is customer
satisfaction, not profits or stock appreciation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
When parts of the product or service are outsourced, it's called the "Hollow Organization"
design. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Horizontal, hollow and modular organization designs are sometimes subsumed under the
single term "Network Designs." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Greenfield redesign means breaking completely from the classical structure and establishing
a totally different design. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
In network redesign, established companies return to a previously successful design by
eliminating unproductive structural additions and modifications. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
FALSE
One network approach is to require internal units of a firm to interact at market prices - buy
and sell to each other at prices equal to those that can be obtained by outsourcing partners. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
, The word virtual as used in virtual organizations comes from the popular 'virtual reality.' -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Organizational climate is an overall "feeling" that is conveyed by the physical layout, the way
participants interact, and the way members of the organization conduct themselves with
customers or other outsiders. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Subcultures are typically a result of religions or personal beliefs that are shared by members
of a department or a unit. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Subcultures do not weaken or undermine an organization even when they are in conflict with
the dominant culture and/or the overall objectives. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
The socialization process can help solidify the acceptance of core values and ensure that the
culture maintains itself. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
New product development and information technology changes can be welcomed and
accommodated with as little disruption and as few problems as possible if the appropriate
organization culture is in place. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Pride and pragmatic needs are driving the new form of global alliance, namely, relationship
enterprises. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Which among the following is NOT a contention put forth by Chester Barnard?
A. The human participant's ability to communicate towards a common purpose.
B. The human participant's willingness to serve towards a common purpose.
C. The human participant's willingness to strive towards a common purpose.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The modern approach to organization theory and design consists of very flexible networks,
and recognizes the interaction of information technology and people. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
The first major development in organization theory was to view the organization as a system
made up of independent parts. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
The contingency approach challenges the organizational ecology theory. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
The organizational ecology approach to organization theory suggests that organizations
change as a process of 'survival of the fittest.' - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Under single-loop, the organization is learning with significant changes in its basic
assumptions. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Double-loop learning involves changing the organization's culture. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Creative tension stems from the gap between the organizations' continually upwardly
upgraded vision and the reality and suggests the learning organization's continually
questioning and challenging the status quo. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Empathy is reflected by the genuine concern for and the interest in employee suggestions and
innovations that can be operationalized through a feedback systems. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Taken at a more individual employee, organizational behavior level, employees would react
to environmental changes in a standard, routine response in the adaptive organization, often
resulting in short-run solutions. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
,In a learning organization, managers learn how to encourage their people to redirect their
energies toward the substance of disagreements rather than toward personality clashes or
political infighting. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Creativity includes the willingness to accept personality clashes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
FALSE
Managers at a learning organization encourage risk-taking, creative behavior by providing a
challenging environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
In a learning organization, the vision is provided by the top management. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
In horizontal organizations, the primary driver and measure of performance is customer
satisfaction, not profits or stock appreciation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
When parts of the product or service are outsourced, it's called the "Hollow Organization"
design. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Horizontal, hollow and modular organization designs are sometimes subsumed under the
single term "Network Designs." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Greenfield redesign means breaking completely from the classical structure and establishing
a totally different design. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
In network redesign, established companies return to a previously successful design by
eliminating unproductive structural additions and modifications. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
FALSE
One network approach is to require internal units of a firm to interact at market prices - buy
and sell to each other at prices equal to those that can be obtained by outsourcing partners. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
, The word virtual as used in virtual organizations comes from the popular 'virtual reality.' -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Organizational climate is an overall "feeling" that is conveyed by the physical layout, the way
participants interact, and the way members of the organization conduct themselves with
customers or other outsiders. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Subcultures are typically a result of religions or personal beliefs that are shared by members
of a department or a unit. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
Subcultures do not weaken or undermine an organization even when they are in conflict with
the dominant culture and/or the overall objectives. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FALSE
The socialization process can help solidify the acceptance of core values and ensure that the
culture maintains itself. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
New product development and information technology changes can be welcomed and
accommodated with as little disruption and as few problems as possible if the appropriate
organization culture is in place. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Pride and pragmatic needs are driving the new form of global alliance, namely, relationship
enterprises. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- TRUE
Which among the following is NOT a contention put forth by Chester Barnard?
A. The human participant's ability to communicate towards a common purpose.
B. The human participant's willingness to serve towards a common purpose.
C. The human participant's willingness to strive towards a common purpose.
