The manner in which organizations structure subunits and use coordination and control mechanisms to achieve their strategic goals is the
a.
Organizational structure.
b.
Organizational culture.
c.
Degree of formalization.
d.
Organizational design. correct answers d.
Organizational design.
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SOLUTIONS.
The manner in which organizations structure subunits and use coordination and control
mechanisms to achieve their strategic goals is the
a.
Organizational structure.
b.
Organizational culture.
c.
Degree of formalization.
d.
Organizational design. correct answers d.
Organizational design.
The functional structure is considered most efficient when
a.
An organization gets too large.
b.
When customers need special functions.
c.
When the organization is in the mature phase of the life cycle.
d.
When organizations have few products. correct answers d.
When organizations have few products.
All of the following statements are true about the functional structure EXCEPT
a.
In the functional structure, departments perform separate business functions such as marketing or
manufacturing.
b.
The functional structure is the simplest of organizations.
c.
In small organizations, the functional structure is the least efficient of all structures.
d.
Because functional subunits are separated from each other, coordination among the units can be
difficult. correct answers c.
In small organizations, the functional structure is the least efficient of all structures.
One of the major reasons why companies choose a functional structure is because
a.
It allows adapting products to country tastes.
b.
It enables responding to the needs of different types of customers.
c.
,It helps balance the strategy with the organization design.
d.
It helps achieve efficiency. correct answers d.
It helps achieve efficiency.
All of the following statements are true about product structures EXCEPT
a.
The product structure is the most efficient of all structures.
b.
Product organizations must still perform some functional tasks of a business.
c.
The structure builds a department or subunit around a product .
d.
Managers choose product structures when they believe that a product or a group of products is
sufficiently unique to require focused efforts on one type of product or service. correct answers
a.
The product structure is the most efficient of all structures.
The least efficient of the following structural options is
a.
Product structure.
b.
Functional structure.
c.
Vertical structure.
d.
Graphic structure. correct answers a.
Product structure.
Organizations that are designed with mixtures of structures that are the best to implement their
strategies are
a.
Product structures.
b.
Geographic structures.
c.
Hybrid structures.
d.
Functional structures. correct answers c.
Hybrid structures.
When exports become a significant percentage of company sales and a company wishes greater
control over its export operations, managers often create a separate
a.
Export department.
b.
, Functional department.
c.
Product department.
d.
Liaison office. correct answers a.
Export department.
The structure adopted by companies in the early stage of internationalization is usually
a.
Replica.
b.
Network.
c.
Export department.
d.
Transnational subsidiary. correct answers c.
Export department.
The type of subsidiary that supports a multinational firm strategy based on location advantages is
a/an
a.
Export department.
b.
Minireplica subsidiary.
c.
Transnational subsidiary.
d.
International division. correct answers c.
Transnational subsidiary.
The minireplica subsidiary
a.
Copies the structure and strategy of companies located in the same country.
b.
Mostly copies the structure and strategy of the parent company.
c.
Replicates only minor parts of the parent's production technology.
d.
Copies the structure of small foreign firms. correct answers Mostly copies the structure and
strategy of the parent company.
Transnational subsidiaries
a.
Look pretty much like a domestic division of the parent company.
b.
Often have different structures and functions in each location.
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