Organizational Management Midterm Exam-Graded A

Organizational Management Midterm
Exam-Graded A

which of these are not one of the four management functions?--planning, leading,
organizing, decision making - correct Answer-decision making

which of the following would NOT be a typical unit in a functional organization?--
marketing, management, finance - correct Answer-management

under which organizational structure would you report to two bosses? - correct Answer-
Matrix

in the compaq case, a secret business unit was set up to code-named as.. - correct
Answer-Ruby


McGraw hill wants to create chain of bookstores, which strategy is this? - correct
Answer-forward vertical integration

McGraw Hill wants to take over another publishing store which strategy is this? - correct
Answer-horizontal integration

concentration - correct Answer-expansion with an existing business area

diversification - correct Answer-expansion by entering related or new business areas

backward vertical integration - correct Answer-acquiring suppliers

forward vertical integration - correct Answer-acquiring distributors

horizontal integration - correct Answer-taking over like entities

joint venture - correct Answer-operates in a foreign country through co-ownership with
local partners

the flatter the company the more what it has? - correct Answer-spans of control

in the historical perspective the manager is what? - correct Answer-very powerful

in the managerial perspective the manager is what? - correct Answer-not very powerful,
stuck in the middle

, if you are in the P quadrant and want to move towards bounded R, what do you need? -
correct Answer-common goal

if you are in the P quadrant and want to move to bounded P, what do you need? -
correct Answer-complete information

what can an org or indiv do to move a particular decision away from P quadrant besides
common goal and more information? - correct Answer-be more ethical, democracy
(vote)

compaq is an example of what kind of strategy? - correct Answer-diversification

middle manager has what tension? - correct Answer-accountable to higher manager
and dependent on subordinates

due to being middle manager, what happens? - correct Answer-loss of control, stuck in
the middle

is being middle manager worth it? - correct Answer-yes, feel accomplished

external environment is where who resides? - correct Answer-stakeholders

internal environment, what is their role? - correct Answer-double agent, translate what
external orgs want from internal environment

on the decision making model what is the upper left quadrant? - correct Answer-
Rational

explain rational quadrant - correct Answer-common goal, complete information, ethical
(green), no motive or opportunity to fight or give false info

on decision making model, bottom left quadrant? - correct Answer-Bounded Politics

explain bounded P - correct Answer-conflicting goal, complete information,
ethical/unethical (orange), yes motive to fight, no opportunity to give false info

upper right hand quadrant? - correct Answer-bonded rational

explain bounded R - correct Answer-common goal, incomplete info, ethical/unethical
(yellow), no motive to fight, opportunity to give false info

bottom right quadrant? - correct Answer-Political

Explain P - correct Answer-conflicting goals, incomplete info, unethical (red), motive to
fight and opportunity to give false info