Boundaryless Organization
True or False? Virtual organizations must be permanent
False: Virtual organizations do not need to be permanent
True or False: The next step after simple structure for companies is functional structure
True
True or False: International expansion happens typically early for most corporations
False: International expansion occurs later
What two things are key for ambidextrous organizations?
Adaptability and Alignment
Besides internal and external constituencies, what is the one additional constituency to barrier-free organizations?
Competitors
Fill in the blank: "Functional structures are generally found in organizations in which there is a _ or _, high production volume, and some vertical integration
Single or closely related product or service
True or False: A global startup is a company which seeks to use resources and sale of outputs, entering the foreign market slowly to ensure competitive advantage
False: Global startups enter foreign markets right away since the inception of the company
Finish the sentence: If managers direct their efforts primarily at alignment, they will likely miss out on promising business _
Opportunities
1. Loss of critical skills or developing wrong skills
2. Loss of cross-functional skills
3. Loss of control over supplier
Why do "silos" often occur in the functional organizational structure?
a collective of shared assumptions, similar backgrounds, and experiences
True or False: Boundaryless organizations are perfect for global start-ups
True: Flexible and low cost
True or False: The ambidextrous design enabled newer units to share cash, talent, and expertise from traditional units
True
What is Jeff Bezo's rule of thumb for team size?
Two pizzas should be able to feed the team
What two responsibilities become among the most important for the CEO in a functional firm
Coordination and integration of the functional areas
wDefine a worldwide matrix structure
One line of authority for geographic-area divisions and another line for worldwide product divisions
Which two dimensions were ambidextrous organizations found to have in an advantage in over the other three designs
1. Launching breakthrough products or services (adaptation)
2. Improving performance of existing business (alignment)
Name all six components of a successful team
1. Keep the size small
2. Staff team with top performers
3. Fund the team up front
4. Empower team to spend the money
5. Hold team accountable
6. Have an engaged manager
Fill in the blank: The functional structure provides for a high level of _ that helps to ensure integration
Centralization
What are the three factors when choosing a structure while expanding into foreign markets?
1. The type of strategy driving a firm's foreign operations
2. Product diversity
3. The extent to which a firm is dependent on foreign sales
What did the study following 15 business units find as the most critical factor to ambidextrous organizations's success?
A clear and compelling vision