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1. Boundaryless
2. Bureaucracy
3. Virtual
4. Matrix
6. Which of the following factors is least likely to have an impact on organizational structure?
1. Location
2. Technology
3. Size
4. Strategy
12. Which of the following is least likely to realize a competitive advantage for an organization?
1. Superior strategy
2. Superior resources
3. Superior skills
4. Superior position
13. Which of the following is the last step in Kotters eight-step plan for implementing change?
1. Consolidate improvements, reassess changes, and make necessary adjustments in the new
programs.
2. Establish a sense of urgency by creating a compelling reason for why change is needed.
3. Communicate the vision throughout the organization.
4. Reinforce the changes by demonstrating the relationship between new behaviors
and organizational success.
14. Idea champions display characteristics associated with _________ leadership.
1. laissez-faire
2. transformational
3. narcissistic
4. autocratic
15. Entering into various types of business ventures outside of the realm of an organizations
usual type of business is an example of a ________ strategy.
1. chain integration
2. customizing
3. diversification
4. undifferentiating
16. A(n) ________ organization is an organization that takes on a life of its own, apart from its
founders and members, and is valued for itself and not for the goods or services it produces.
1. matrix
2. virtual
3. institutionalized
4. centralized
17. It is easiest for management to deal with resistance when it is
1. implicit
2. deferred
3. passive
4. overt
4. unsegmentation
22. Sometimes, businesses find it necessary to reconceive their core business. Which of the
following would be the least effective strategy for doing so?
1. Core relocation
2. Business customization
3. Business recombination
4. Business redefinition
23. ________ are persons who act as catalysts and assume the responsibility for managing
refinement activities.
1. Change agents
2. Free riders
3. Whistle-blowers
4. Laggards
24. ________ is a collection of change methods that seek to improve organizational effectiveness
and employee well-being.
1. Organizational restructuring
2. Operant conditioning
3. Organizational polarization
4. Organizational development
25. Which of the following is an example of an individual source of resistance to change?
1. Structural inertia
2. Fear of the unknown
3. Product orientation
4. Employee orientation