The manner in which organizations structure subunits and use coordination and control mechanisms to achieve their strategic goals is the
a. Organizational structure. b. Organizational culture.
c. Degree of formalization. d. Organizational design. - ANSWERd
The functional structure is conside...
The manner in which organizations structure subunits and use coordination and control mechanisms
to achieve their strategic goals is the
a. Organizational structure. b. Organizational culture.
c. Degree of formalization. d. Organizational design. - ANSWERd
The functional structure is considered most efficient when
a. An organization gets too large.
b. When customers need special functions.
c. When the organization is in the mature phase of the life cycle.
d. When organizations have few products. - ANSWERd
All of the following statements are true about the functional structure EXCEPT
a. In the functional structure, departments perform separate business functions such as marketing
or manufacturing.
b. The functional structure is the simplest of organizations.
c. In small organizations, the functional structure is the least efficient of all structures.
d. Because functional subunits are separated from each other, coordination among the units can be
difficult. - ANSWERc
One of the major reasons why companies choose a functional structure is because
a. It allows adapting products to country tastes.
b. It enables responding to the needs of different types of customers.
c. It helps balance the strategy with the organization design.
d. It helps achieve efficiency. - ANSWER
All of the following statements are true about product structures EXCEPT
a. The product structure is the most efficient of all structures.
b. Product organizations must still perform some functional tasks of a business.
,c. The structure builds a department or subunit around a product .
d. Managers choose product structures when they believe that a product or a group of products is
sufficiently unique to require focused efforts on one type of product or service. - ANSWERa
The least efficient of the following structural options is
a. Product structure. b. Functional structure.
c. Vertical structure. d. Graphic structure. - ANSWERa
Organizations that are designed with mixtures of structures that are the best to implement their
strategies are
a. Product structures. b. Geographic structures.
c. Hybrid structures. d. Functional structures. - ANSWERc
When exports become a significant percentage of company sales and a company wishes greater
control over its export operations, managers often create a separate
a. Export department. b. Functional department.
c. Product department. d. Liaison office. - ANSWERa
The structure adopted by companies in the early stage of internationalization is usually
a. Replica. b. Network.
c. Export department. d. Transnational subsidiary. - ANSWERc
The type of subsidiary that supports a multinational firm strategy based on location advantages is
a/an
a. Export department. b. Minireplica subsidiary.
c. Transnational subsidiary. d. International division. - ANSWERc
The minireplica subsidiary
a. Copies the structure and strategy of companies located in the same country.
b. Mostly copies the structure and strategy of the parent company.
c. Replicates only minor parts of the parent's production technology.
d. Copies the structure of small foreign firms. - ANSWERb
, Transnational subsidiaries
a. Look pretty much like a domestic division of the parent company.
b. Often have different structures and functions in each location.
c. Exist near the border to facilitate exporting.
d. Serve mostly to coordinate international currency exchange. - ANSWERb
The international division differs from the export department in that
a. The international division is usually larger and has greater responsibilities.
b. The international division has more extensive staff with international expertise.
c. Top management expects the staff of the international division to perform functions such as
negotiating licensing and joint venture agreements, translating promotional material, or providing
expertise on different national cultures and social institutions.
d. All of the above are true. - ANSWERd
Which of the following are considered to be the structural building blocks for running a
multinational?
a. International division b. Metanational
c. Mini replica d. Foreign subsidiaries - ANSWERd
Adopting strategies that include both concerns for local adaptation needs and concern for the
economic and product development benefits of globalization is possible with the
a. Worldwide product structure. b. Worldwide geographic structure.
c. Hybrid structure. d. None of the above - ANSWERc
The worldwide geographic structure is usually considered best to implement a _____ strategy.
a. Multidomestic or regional b. Transnational
c. International d. Indirect exporting - ANSWERa
The most balanced structural solution to the national responsiveness versus global efficiency
dilemma is
a. The transnational network structure. b. The worldwide product structure.
c. Worldwide geographic structure. d. The matrix structure. - ANSWERd
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