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Which among the following is not part of the “Three magic qualities”
a) Passion
b) Connection to communities
c) Employee commitment
c) Employee commitment
TRUE OR FALSE:
The elaboration stage is the most bureaucratic among the stages of the life cycle.
TRUE
Who is the father of bureaucracy?
Max Weber
The latest pope of the Catholic Church tried to change the Vatican for decades but failed.
Pope Francis
TRUE OR FALSE:
Bureaucratic control emphasizes formal rules and authorities.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
One of the biggest benefits of a large organization is the ability to quickly adapt to consumer demands and shifts in the market environment.
FALSE
Enumerate the 4 stages of the organization life cycle.
Entrepreneurial, Collectivity, Formalization, Elaboration
TRUE OR FALSE:
Large organizations tend to be more formalized than small organizations.
TRUE
Multiple choice: They quoted this as “the most effective organization in the world.
a.) Salvation Army
b.) Microsoft
c.) U.S. Government
a.) Salvation Army
Enumerate the three types of control
Bureaucratic, Market, Clan
Small businesses often enjoy better employee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
commitment
This stage involves simplifying formal systems and promoting teamwork.
Elaboration Stage
TRUE OR FALSE:
The administrative staff ratio increases as the organization size increases.
FALSE
This company has become slow and muscle-bound by heavy bureaucracy in recent years, and managers are trying to cut it so people can do their jobs more effectively and help the company stay competitive.
Microsoft
TRUE OR FALSE:
A key feature of market control is that it measures performance against predefined benchmarks.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
The big-company/small-company hybrid combines the flexibility of small businesses with the resources of larger companies at the cost of lower specialization.
FALSE
The crisis of 'too much red tape' is associated with which stage?
a) Formalization Stage
b) Elaboration Stage
c) Entrepreneurial Stage
a) Formalization Stage
How many dimensions of bureaucracy are there?
a)4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
c) 6
True or False. GlaxoSmithKline PLC is a London-based pharmaceutical company that gave frontline Scientists the authority to set priorities and allocate resources for developing drugs.
True
Clan Control is most effective in:
a) Large, bureaucratic organizations
b) Small, flexible organizations
c) Market-driven companies
b) Small, flexible organizations
The ambidextrous approach incorporates _____ that are appropriate for both small-company creativeness and large-company systems for exploiting innovations.
a) Structures and Processes
b) Specialization and level of centralization
c) Complexity and Risk Reduction
d) Scale and system
a) Structures and Processes
Enumerate 3 characteristics of the collectivity stage.
Any 3 from the ff: pre-bureaucratic, mostly informal, major product or service with variations, personal reward, innovation by employees and managers, goal: growth, top management is charismatic and direction-giving
What benefit does bureaucracy have on organizations?
a) cost-saving
b) efficiency
c) productivity
d) autonomy
b) efficiency
He is the recently returned CEO of Google who shared that bullpen sessions are one of their mechanisms to speed decision-making.
Larry Page
Market control promotes efficiency and competitiveness; clan control promotes l______ and c_________.
loyalty, commitment