BU398 Midterm questions and
answers already passed
what is an organization? - correct answer ✔✔1. a social entity
2. that is goal directed
3. and deliberately structured and coordinated
4. and linked to the environment
organization theory - correct answer ✔✔macro approach to organizations because it analyzes
the whole organization as a whole - concerned with departments and organizations
what is a closed system? - correct answer ✔✔environment is assumed to be stable, does not
depend on the environment
what is an open system? - correct answer ✔✔must interact with (and adapt to) environment
Mintzberg's 5 Organizational Parts - correct answer ✔✔1) Technical core - individuals who do
the basic work for the organization
2) Management
-top management: provides direction, strategy, goals and policies
-middle management: responsible for implementation and coordination
3) Technical support: functions to help the organization adapt environment
4) Administrative support: responsible for smooth operations
level of analysis - correct answer ✔✔1. individuals - individuals in the org
2. groups - departments
, 3. organization - collection of departments
4. external environment - group of organizations
structural dimensions - correct answer ✔✔provide labels to describe the internal environment
of an org
1. formalization -written docs
2. specialization - tasks are divided into separate jobs
3. hierarchy of authority - who reports to whom
4. centralization - the hierarchal level of who makes decisions
5. professionalism - the level of formal education and training
6. personnel ratios - deployment of people of departments
contextual dimensions - correct answer ✔✔characterizes the whole organization, including the
environment and internal influences
1. goals and strategy - purpose and competitive techniques
2. environment - elements outside of org
3. size - number of people within org
4. culture - set of values, norms and beliefs
5. technology
what is a subsystem - correct answer ✔✔perform the specific functions required for original
survival
-production, adoption, boundary spanning, maintenance, management
types of organizations - correct answer ✔✔-small : family owned
-large : multinational corp
-profit : managers direct their activities toward earning money
answers already passed
what is an organization? - correct answer ✔✔1. a social entity
2. that is goal directed
3. and deliberately structured and coordinated
4. and linked to the environment
organization theory - correct answer ✔✔macro approach to organizations because it analyzes
the whole organization as a whole - concerned with departments and organizations
what is a closed system? - correct answer ✔✔environment is assumed to be stable, does not
depend on the environment
what is an open system? - correct answer ✔✔must interact with (and adapt to) environment
Mintzberg's 5 Organizational Parts - correct answer ✔✔1) Technical core - individuals who do
the basic work for the organization
2) Management
-top management: provides direction, strategy, goals and policies
-middle management: responsible for implementation and coordination
3) Technical support: functions to help the organization adapt environment
4) Administrative support: responsible for smooth operations
level of analysis - correct answer ✔✔1. individuals - individuals in the org
2. groups - departments
, 3. organization - collection of departments
4. external environment - group of organizations
structural dimensions - correct answer ✔✔provide labels to describe the internal environment
of an org
1. formalization -written docs
2. specialization - tasks are divided into separate jobs
3. hierarchy of authority - who reports to whom
4. centralization - the hierarchal level of who makes decisions
5. professionalism - the level of formal education and training
6. personnel ratios - deployment of people of departments
contextual dimensions - correct answer ✔✔characterizes the whole organization, including the
environment and internal influences
1. goals and strategy - purpose and competitive techniques
2. environment - elements outside of org
3. size - number of people within org
4. culture - set of values, norms and beliefs
5. technology
what is a subsystem - correct answer ✔✔perform the specific functions required for original
survival
-production, adoption, boundary spanning, maintenance, management
types of organizations - correct answer ✔✔-small : family owned
-large : multinational corp
-profit : managers direct their activities toward earning money
