Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
,Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
TEST BANK
Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Organizations and Organization Design
Chapter 02: Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness
Chapter 03: Fundamentals of Organization Structure
Chapter 04: The External Environment
Chapter 05: Interorganizational Relationships
Chapter 06: Designing Organizations for the International
Environment
Chapter 07: Designs for Societal Impact: Dual-Purpose
Organizations, Corporate Sustainability, and Ethics
Chapter 08: Designs for Manufacturing and Service Technologies
Chapter 09: Designs for Digital Organizations and Big Data
Analytics
Chapter 10: Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline
Chapter 11: Organization Culture and Control
Chapter 12: Innovation and Change
Chapter 13: Decision Making Processes
Chapter 14: Conflict, Power, and Politics
Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
,Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
Chapter 01: Organizations and Organization Design
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The growing global interdependence means that the environment for companies has become less complex and
competitive.
a. True
b. False
2. Organizations are social entities that are only linked to the internal environment.
a. True
b. False
3. An organization exists when people interact with one another to perform essential functions that help attain goals.
a. True
b. False
4. An organization obtains inputs from the external environment, adds value through a transformation process, and
discharges products and services back to the environment.
a. True
b. False
5. Financial resources for government and charity nonprofits typically come from the sale of products or services to
customers rather than from government appropriations, grants, and donations.
a. True
b. False
6. If specialization is low, each employee performs only a narrow range of tasks.
a. True
b. False
7. Vertical complexity is the number of departments or occupational specialties existing horizontally across an
organization.
a. True
b. False
8. Scientific management focuses primarily on design and functioning of an organization as a whole.
a. True
b. False
9. With decentralization, decision-making authority is pushed up to higher organizational levels.
a. True
b. False
10. Organizational behavior is concerned with people aggregated into departments and organizations and with the
differences in structure and behavior at the organization level of analysis.
a. True
b. False
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Chapter 01: Organizations and Organization Design
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11. 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.
12. 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
13. 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
14. refers to technologies, skills, and processes for searching and examining massive sets of data to uncover hidden
patterns and correlations.
a. Scientific management
b. Social business
c. A social media program
d. Big data analytics
15. 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.
16. provide labels to describe the internal characteristics of an organization.
a. Functional dimensions
b. Administrative principles
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Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
,Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
TEST BANK
Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Organizations and Organization Design
Chapter 02: Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness
Chapter 03: Fundamentals of Organization Structure
Chapter 04: The External Environment
Chapter 05: Interorganizational Relationships
Chapter 06: Designing Organizations for the International
Environment
Chapter 07: Designs for Societal Impact: Dual-Purpose
Organizations, Corporate Sustainability, and Ethics
Chapter 08: Designs for Manufacturing and Service Technologies
Chapter 09: Designs for Digital Organizations and Big Data
Analytics
Chapter 10: Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline
Chapter 11: Organization Culture and Control
Chapter 12: Innovation and Change
Chapter 13: Decision Making Processes
Chapter 14: Conflict, Power, and Politics
Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
,Test Bank for Organization Theory & Design 13th Edition by Richard Daft
Chapter 01: Organizations and Organization Design
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The growing global interdependence means that the environment for companies has become less complex and
competitive.
a. True
b. False
2. Organizations are social entities that are only linked to the internal environment.
a. True
b. False
3. An organization exists when people interact with one another to perform essential functions that help attain goals.
a. True
b. False
4. An organization obtains inputs from the external environment, adds value through a transformation process, and
discharges products and services back to the environment.
a. True
b. False
5. Financial resources for government and charity nonprofits typically come from the sale of products or services to
customers rather than from government appropriations, grants, and donations.
a. True
b. False
6. If specialization is low, each employee performs only a narrow range of tasks.
a. True
b. False
7. Vertical complexity is the number of departments or occupational specialties existing horizontally across an
organization.
a. True
b. False
8. Scientific management focuses primarily on design and functioning of an organization as a whole.
a. True
b. False
9. With decentralization, decision-making authority is pushed up to higher organizational levels.
a. True
b. False
10. Organizational behavior is concerned with people aggregated into departments and organizations and with the
differences in structure and behavior at the organization level of analysis.
a. True
b. False
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Organizations and Organization Design
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11. 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.
12. 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
13. 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
14. refers to technologies, skills, and processes for searching and examining massive sets of data to uncover hidden
patterns and correlations.
a. Scientific management
b. Social business
c. A social media program
d. Big data analytics
15. 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.
16. provide labels to describe the internal characteristics of an organization.
a. Functional dimensions
b. Administrative principles
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