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. Organizational theorists understand 'physical structure' as the spatial-temporal relationships between what?

Material elements and buildings correct incorrect

Symbolic meaning and heritage correct incorrect

Material elements and symbolic meaning correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a characteristic of bureaucracy identified by Weber?

Specialization and division of labor correct incorrect

Selection and promotion based on seniority correct incorrect

Centralized decision making guided by strict rules and procedures correct incorrect

Separation of person and position (authority rests in position, not person)
correct incorrect

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. Which dimension of the organizational social structure most clearly relates to the division of labor?

Centralization correct incorrect

Integration correct incorrect

Standardization correct incorrect

Departmentalization correct incorrect

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. According to Greiner's organizational lifecycle model, the red tape crisis ends the ____________ phase and initiates the ____________ phase.

Entrepreneurial, formalization correct incorrect

Collectivity, delegation correct incorrect

Collaboration, renewal correct incorrect

Formalization, collaboration correct incorrect

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. Which organizational structure was developed to combine the efficiency of the functional design with the flexibility and responsiveness of the multidivisional form?

Multidimensional correct incorrect

Matrix correct incorrect

Hybrid correct incorrect

Simple correct incorrect

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. According to the Katz and Kahn model, a company that is beginning to find ways to buffer its technical core is developing which function of its social structure?

Maintenance correct incorrect

Bureaucracy correct incorrect

Support correct incorrect

Adaptation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is an example of formalization in organizations?

Job descriptions correct incorrect

Organizational chart correct incorrect

Employee handbook correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a commonly used dimension of organizational social structure?

Differentiation correct incorrect

Formalization correct incorrect

Centralization correct incorrect

Organization correct incorrect

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. Which organization design groups activities according to similarity of work function?

Simple correct incorrect

Functional correct incorrect

Multidimensional correct incorrect

Matrix correct incorrect

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. What is the key difference between a bureaucracy and a mechanistic organization?

Nothing: they are the same correct incorrect

Size correct incorrect

(De)centralization correct incorrect

Departmentalization correct incorrect