Chap 11

Question 1

What is organizational design?

Answer 1

The process of creating, implementing, monitoring, and modifying the structure, processes, and procedures of an organization.

Question 2

What are the key components of organizational designs?

Answer 2

structure, culture, and control

Question 3

What is the goal of design?

Answer 3

an organization that allows managers to effectively translate their chosen into a realized one.

Question 4

What does organizational inertia lead to?

Answer 4

failure of established firms when a tightly coupled system of strategy and structure experiences internal or external shifts

Question 5

What are the characterization of organic organizations ?

Answer 5

low degree of specialization and formulation, a flat organizational structure, and decentralized decision making

Question 6

What are the characterization of mechanistic organization?

Answer 6

a high degree of specialization and formalization along with a tall hierarchy that relies on centralized decision making

Question 7

In order to gain and sustain competitive advantage what must the chosen organizational form due?

Answer 7

Match the firm’s business strategy

Question 8

What does it mean that the strategy structure is dynamic?

Answer 8

it is changing in predictable pattern from a simple to functional structure, then multidivisional and matrix structure as it grows in size and complexity

Question 9

What is the key success in the closed innovation model?

Answer 9

that the firm discovers, develops, and commercializes new products internallyh

Question 10

What does mechanistic organization look like in a specialization firm?

Answer 10

High degree of specialization, rigid division of labor, employees focus on narrowly defined tasks

Question 11

What does organic organization look like in a specialization firm?

Answer 11

low degree of specialization, flexible division of labor, employees focus on bigger picture

Question 12

What does mechanistic organization look like in a formalization firm?

Answer 12

intimate familiarity with rules, policies, and processes necessary, deep expertise in narrowly defined domain required, and task specific knowledge valued

Question 13

What does organic organization look like in a formalization firm?

Answer 13

Clear understanding of organization core competencies and strategic intent, domain expertise in different areas, generalized knowledge of how to accomplish strategic goals valued?

Question 14

What does mechanistic organization look like in a centralized firm?

Answer 14

decision power centralized at the top, vertical communication

Question 15

What does organic organization look like in a centralized firm?

Answer 15

distributed decision making, vertical top down and bottom up as well as horizontal communication

Question 16

What does mechanistic organization look like in a hierarchical firm?

Answer 16

tall structures, low span of control, clear lines of authority, command and control

Question 17

What does organic organization look like in a hierarchical firm?

Answer 17

flat structures, high span of control, horizontal as well as two vertical communications, mutual adjustments

Question 18

What does mechanistic organization look like with a business strategy?

Answer 18

cost leadership strategy

Question 19

What does organic organization look like with a business strategy?

Answer 19

differential strategy