ODC Test 1 Review

A ______ sees a flexible and dynamic environment in a broad market.

According to the text, which choices below reflect the changing nature of work ?

Formal positions such as liason roles are also called ______.

Objective design criteria help to compare alternative design options

Galbraith’s STAR model contains strategy, structure, processes, ______, and ______.

Organizing in a way that is difficult for competitors to imitate is a competitive advantage.

A focus on agility is a critical design issue today.

Lateral capabilities result in more time in meetings and conversations with colleagues.

A core competency should be easy for competitiors to imitate.

Vertical disaggregation, brokers, and market mechanisms are charateristics of

An example of something in the external context motivating strategic changes is

Blue ocean strategies seek to reinvent the market

An example of too little lateral capability is ______.

A ______ design begins with the organization’s strategy.

Which of the following are benefits of lateral capabilities ?

A geographic structure can have trouble sharing information across divisions

Which of the following is an example of operational excellence ?

the most costly form of lateral capability is

What is an example of differentiation?

Integration refers to interdependence and need for coordination among different units.

Restructuring is the same as redesigning

When reward systems are misaligned

STAR is an acronym for strategy, talent, authority, and rewards.

A company with multiple product lines should have a functional structure

Product leadership means offering customers______.

a company with a ______ structure is unable to adapt to high complexity and speed of change.

Which of the following is included in the strategy of the STAR Model ?

More specialization results in more department and greater depth of knowledge

Every organization has an intentional design

In the ELIMAR change model, people move linearly from disruption to evolvement

Strategy is about deciding which industries to participate in and

In many of the stages in the ELIMAR change model, people have mixed emotions

Environmental scans are usually

A company enjoys a cost leadership advantage when it operates with ______ than competitors.

Design process guidelines include ______, ______, and ______.

Poor design can result in role confusion

Continuous change refers to

An organization seeking efficient and effective selling should adopt which structure ?

Contingency theory suggests there is no one best way to organize

Design assessments are typically

Which structure best fits multiple businesses?

Which of the following determines the number of employees per manager ?

People walking to work rather than driving represents ___ to the car industry

Which is an example of too much lateral capability ?

Two reasons an organization may begin a design project are an acquisition and cost pressures

Which of the following is part of structure ?

Lateral capability discourages coordination throughout the structure.

Buyers may change suppliers if switching costs are ______,

A designer can gather data through observations by ______.

Companies build long-term customer loyalty by ______.