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1. Organization3fdesign:
a. encompasses3flarger3felements3fthat3finfluence3fstructural3fdimensions,3fincluding3fthe3forganiza
tion‘s3fsize,3ftechnology,3fenvironment,3fculture,3fand3fgoals.
b. gives3fus3fthe3ftools3fto3fevaluate3fand3funderstand3fhow3fand3fwhy3fsome3forganizations3f
grow3fand3fsucceed3fwhile3fothers3fdo3fnot.
c. obtains3finputs3ffrom3fthe3fexternal3fenvironment,3fadds3fvalue3fthrough3fa3ftransformation3fproce
ss,3fand3fdischarges3fproducts3fand3fservices3fback3fto3fthe3fenvironment.
d. provides3flabels3fto3fdescribe3fthe3finternal3fcharacteristics3fof3fan3forganization.
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Feedback:3fOrganization3fdesign3fgives3fus3fthe3ftools3fto3fevaluate3fand
understand3fhow3fand3fwhy3fsome3forganizations3fgrow3fand3fsucceed3fwhil
e3fothers3fdo3fnot.3fIt3fhelps3fus3fexplain3fwhat3fhappened3fin3fthe3fpast,3fas3f
well3fas3fwhat3fmight3fhappen3fin3fthe3ffuture,3fso3fthat3fwe3fcan3fmanage3for
ganizations3fmore3feffectively.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING3fOBJECTIVES:3 f ORGT.DAFT.16.01-033f-3f01-03
NATIONAL3fSTANDARDS:3 f United3fStates3f-3fAACSB:3fAnalytic
TOPICS: Organization3fDesign3fin3fAction
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:3fUnderstand




2. 3f
refers3fto3feconomic3fdevelopment3fthat3fgenerates3fwealth3fand3fmeets3fthe3fneeds3fof3fthe3fcurre
nt3fgeneration3fwhile3fsaving3fthe3fenvironment3fso3ffuture3fgenerations3fcan3fmeet3ftheir3fneeds3f
as3fwell.3 f a.
Centralization
b. Formalization
c. Contingency
d. Sustainability
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE:
Feedback:3fMany3fcompanies3fare3fembracing3fthe3fphilosophy3fof3f
sustainability,3fwhich3frefers3fto3feconomic3fdevelopment3fthat3fgenerates3fw
ealth3fand3fmeets3fthe3fneeds3fof3fthe3fcurrent3fgeneration3fwhile3fsaving3fth
e3fenvironment3fso3ffuture3fgenerations3fcan3fmeet3ftheir3fneeds3fas3fwell.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING3fOBJECTIVES:3 f ORGT.DAFT.16.01-023f-3f01-02
NATIONAL3fSTANDARDS:3 f United3fStates3f-3fAACSB:3fAnalytic
TOPICS: Organization3fDesign3fin3fAction




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KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:3fUnderstand


3. Pendant3fInc.,3fa3fretail3fchain3fbased3fin3fEngland,3fhas3fimplemented3fan3fenergy-
efficient3ftrucking3ffleet.3fIt3fis3fincreasing3fits3fuse3fof3fgreen3fmaterials3fin3fbuildings,3fand3faims3fto3fd
ispose3fall3fthe3fwaste3fof3fthe3fcompany3fby3f2025.3fWhich3fof3fthe3ffollowing3fmeasures3fis3fPendant3f
Inc.3ffocusing3fits3fefforts3fon?3 f a.3 f Going3fgreen3 f b.
Scientific3fmanagement
c.3 f Contingency
d.3 f Centralization
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE:
Feedback:3fPendant3fInc.3fis3ffocusing3fits3fefforts3fon3fgoing3fgreen
.3fGoing3fgreen3fhas3fbecome3fa3fnew3fbusiness3fimperative,3fdriven3fby3fs
hifting3fsocial3fattitudes,3fnew3fgovernment3fpolicies,3fclimate3fchanges,3fan
d3fthe3finformation3ftechnology3fthat3fquickly3fspreads3fnews3fof3fa3fcorpora
tion’s3fnegative3fimpact3fon3fthe3fenvironment.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING3fOBJECTIVES:3 f ORGT.DAFT.16.01-023f-3f01-02
NATIONAL3fSTANDARDS:3 f United3fStates3f-3fAACSB:3fReflective3fThinking3 f TOPICS:
Organization3fDesign3fin3fAction3fKEYWORDS:
Bloom‘s:3fApply




4. 3f
refers3fto3ftechnologies,3fskills,3fand3fprocesses3ffor3fsearching3fand3fexamining3fmassive3fsets3fof3fdata3
fto3funcover3fhidden3fpatterns3fand3fcorrelations.3 f a.3 f Scientific3fmanagement

b. Social3fbusiness
c. A3fsocial3fmedia3fprogram
d. Big3fdata3fanalytics
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE:
Feedback:3fBig3fdata3fanalytics3frefers3fto3ftechnologies,3fskills,3fand3f
processes3ffor3fsearching3fand3fexamining3fmassive3fsets3fof3fdata3fto3funco
ver3fhidden3fpatterns3fand3fcorrelations.3fBig3fdata3fis3fnot3fjust3ffor3fonline3fc
ompanies.
POINTS: 1
LEARNING3fOBJECTIVES:3 f ORGT.DAFT.16.01-023f-3f01-02
NATIONAL3fSTANDARDS:3 f United3fStates3f-3fAACSB:3fAnalytic3 f TOPICS:
Organization3fDesign3fin3fAction3fKEYWORDS:
Bloom‘s:3fRemember

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