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1The I-M Corporation states its primary business concerns are currently focused on the fact that 42% of its workforce is nearing retirement age and there are very few university graduates readily available to fill those anticipated employment vacancies. In which task environment sector is the I-M Corporation experiencing difficulties?
- AMarket sector
- BRaw materials sector
- CHuman resource sector
- DIndustry sector
- EInternational sector
2Rachel is the CEO of Prime One Industries. She renders many decisions for the company based on limited information. Her information dies not provide her with insight on the number of competitors entering the industry nor does it offer projections as to the future prices of materials the business must use to produce its products. It can be stated that Rachel is operating under a high degree of ________.
- Aresource dependence
- Bco-optation
- Cintegration
- Duncertainty
- Estable-unstable dimensions
3An organization operating under conditions that are not rapidly changing, such as there is little or gradual change occurring in the demand for its product, is said to be _________.
- Aoperating in a simple-complex environment
- Boperating in a mechanistic dimension
- Coperating under uncertainty
- Doperating within a stable dimension
- Eoperating in a dynamic environment
4Under which of the following environments would a company be operating i fit faced only a small number of external elements, but those elements could change quickly and unexpectedly?
- AComplex-stable
- BSimple-unstable
- CUnstable-complex
- DStable
- EUnstable
5The primary purpose of ___________ is to absorb uncertainty from the environment.
- Abusiness intelligence
- Ban interlocking directorate
- Cbuffering roles
- Dboundary-spanning roles
- Ecooptation
6The market research department of „The N Shop“ is constantly monitoring trends in the tastes and preference of its customers. This department is most likely engaging in which of the following?
- ABoundary-spanning
- BUncertainty prevention
- CBuffering
- DCooptation
- EIntegration
7_______ refers to the quality of collaboration that occurs among the various departments of an organization.
- ACo-optation
- BDifferentiation
- CResource dependence
- DBusiness intelligence
- EIntegration
8John works for an organization that has few formal rules and regulations to provide guidance to its employees. At times, he feels as if he is simply guessing his way through his job because clear guidelines are not available. John is even more frustrated because no one knows who to report problems to because there does not seem to be any formal hierarchy of authority in place. John is most likely working for an organization with what type of management structure?
- AOrganic
- BInterlocking directorate
- CIndirect interlock
- DMechanistic
- EDifferentiation
9Organization D depends on the environment but strives to acquire control over what is needed to bring its products to market. It works diligently to prevent competitors from gaining control over any of the vital materials it needs to manufacture its products. It is most likely Organization D is highly aware of its level of ________.
- Abusiness intelligence
- Bresource dependence
- Cdomain dominance
- Dgeneral environment impact
- Eresource integration
10Ben has served on the board of directors for the BBD Corporation for six years. For the past two years, he has also served on the board of directors for the KGD Corporation. Ben’s service on both boards provides a communication link between the two companies. Ben’s dual service is most likely considered to be a(n) _______.
- Aindirect interlock
- Binterlocking directorate
- Cbuffering role
- Dco-operation
- Edomain interlock
11The general environment typical includes all of these except:
- AEconomic conditions
- BFinancial resources sectors
- CMarket sectors
- DSociocultural sector
- EGovernment sector
12Which of these dimensions refer to whether the environment in which organization operates is dynamic?
- ADomestic-international dimension
- BNone of these
- CSimple-complex dimension
- DInternal-external dimension
- EStable-unstable dimension
13When eBay bought PayPal, the transaction is referred to as a(n) ________.
- Aleverage buy-out
- Bhostile takeover
- Cacquisition
- Dmerger
- Ejoint venture
14Organizational environment is the elements that exist inside the boundary of an organization.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15An organization’s domain is the chosen environment field of action.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16The simple-complex dimension concerns environmental complexity.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17Boundary spanning is primarily concerned with the exchange of information to (1) detect and bring into the organization information about changes in the environment; an (2) stop information from entering into the environment that presents the organization in a favorable light.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Integration is the quality of collaboration among departments.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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