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Organizational Theory Questions with complete solution Organizational Theory - ORGB 326 Formalization - correct answer Pertains to the amount of written documentation used to direct an organization, including procedures, job descriptions, and policy manuals Specialization - correct answe...

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Organizational Theory - ORGB 326
Formalization - correct answer ✔Pertains to the amount of written
documentation used to direct an organization, including procedures, job
descriptions, and policy manuals


Specialization - correct answer ✔refers to the extent to which tasks are
subdivided so that each employee performs only a narrow set of activities


Contingency Theory - correct answer ✔means that one characteristic
depends upon another. "it depends" so the managers must diagnose each
situation and identify relevant contingencies before deciding on a course of
action and applying organization theory concept.


Organization - correct answer ✔1. social entity
2. goal directed
3. a deliberately structured activity system
4. identifiable boundary


social entity - correct answer ✔refers to the fact that organization are
composed of people, human beings are the basic building blocks of
organizations which differentiates organizations fro other types of systems


goal directed - correct answer ✔means existing for purpose or created to
achieve some end


Deliberately structured activity system - correct answer ✔organizations are
deliberately subdivided into distinct sets of activities; these activities used the
knowledge and technology needed to do the work

, identifiable boundary - correct answer ✔Distinguishes members from non
members


Organization Environment - correct answer ✔A range of factors outside an
organization that affect its operation, including:
1. Technology
2. Economic and political trends
3. Current events
4. Population patterns, available work force
5. Other organizations


Organization Theory - correct answer ✔examines systems, structures, and
processes at the organizational level of analysis


Organization Behavior - correct answer ✔focuses on the individual and
group level of analysis


mechanistic organization - correct answer ✔tend to be formalized and
centralized


organic organization - correct answer ✔an organizational design that's highly
adaptive and flexible; more informal and decentralized


Task Environment - correct answer ✔includes sectors of the external
environment that have a direct impact on an organization's ability to achieve
its goals

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