Business Questions

The network for transmitting information within an organization that is based on informal contacts is called the Blank______ network.knowledgeproductliaisonfacility

The location of decision-making responsibilities within a structure is determined by a firm's Blank______.

Personal controls would be more commonly used in a Blank______ company.smalldomesticinternationallarge

Select all that applyWhat are three characteristics of a matrix structure that make it difficult to coordinate problem solving?InflexibleFlexibleBased on cooperationBased on conflictBureaucratic

The Blank______ role is a formal mechanism in which a person in each subunit is given responsibility for coordinating with another subunit on a regular basis.managerliaisonexecutivearbitrator

Lisa's manager stops by her desk a few times each week to get her opinion on customer requests. What type of control system does this represent?bureaucraticpersonaloutputcultural

If subunit A relies on subunit B, located in a different country, to complete its work, but subunit B fails to do its job and as a result both subunits fail, it demonstrates the idea of performance Blank______.ambiguitybureaucracyparityarbitration

Click and drag on elements in orderRank from highest to lowest the need for coordination among these types of strategies. Place the strategy with the highest need for coordination at the top and work down to the lowest need at the bottom of the list.transnationalglobalinternationallocalization

What is the method of control where actions of subunits are directed by a system of rules and procedures?PersonalOutputBureaucraticCultural

The greater the need for coordination, the ___ complex the formal integrating mechanisms used to integrate subunits need to be.

Fundha's company wants to foster cooperation between the five units of the organization and has established an informal Blank______ network that allows managers within the international firm to share ideas and foster the team approach.outputknowledgeincentivedistributive

A company that pursues a localization strategy is ___ (less or more?) likely to need integrating mechanisms to coordinate subunits.

Integrating mechanisms are used by a firm to help Blank______.forecast sales and predict trendspromote employee awarenessachieve coordination between subunitslocate cost-lowering alternatives

One result of relying on a matrix structure as a solution to coordinating problems in multi-national enterprises is that it Blank______.usually resolves issues quicklyis a natural lead into cooperationcan get bogged down in a bureaucratic messis a flexible structure that adjusts to the situation

Firms with international divisions tend to be organized Blank______.demographicallygeographicallyby productby function

The level of integration and coordination of subunits is lowest for firms following a(n) Blank______ strategy and highest for firms following a transnational strategy.localizationinternationalglobal standardization

International divisions would be common in a company that produces Blank______.domesticallyglobally

Select all that applyWhat are the three dimensions of organizational structure?Vertical differentiationOrganizational architectureControl systemsHorizontal differentiationIntegrating mechanisms

Which organizational structure is typically the first one used by firms?InternalHorizontalFunctionalGlobal

Centralization of decision making will be used in a Blank______ strategy because the dispersed global activities of the firm that create value need to be tightly coordinated.home-host countrydomesticlocalizationglobal standardization