Question 1

Match between columns
                        Premises: Upward, downward and lateral communication
Integration
Matrix organization
System 4 design
Team organization
Unity of command principle
Distinct divisions of labor
Technology
Mechanistic organization
Continuous-process technology
Behavioral model

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Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: Organization composed of a set of related businesses
Continuous workforce and facilities changes occur as services provided to customers change
Smucker's jelly and preserves
Can share resources
A holding company
People doing the same or similar work are grouped together
Coordination is the CEO's responsibility
Few permanent employees
Little or no underlying functional authority in units
An oil refinery
Organization composed of a set of unrelated businesses
Custom home construction
Vending machines made by Crane
McNeil making Tylenol
Strives to constantly upgrade talent, skill, and knowledge of employees
Charles Schwab investing
Continuous improvement comes from constant learning by employees
A mixture or combination of two or more of the major designs
People move from project to project based on their skills and demands of projects
Superimposing project/product structure over functional

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Question 3

Briefly describe the special design issues faced when a company "goes international."

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Question 4

Compare and contrast the team, virtual, and learning organizations.

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Question 5

What are some differences in organizational design that you would expect between a community college and an ivy league university?  It is helpful to first consider each school's strategy.

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Question 6

Compare and contrast the functional, conglomerate, and divisional forms of organization design structure. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these forms of structure? Use diagrams if they will clarify your explanation.

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Question 7

Briefly describe the relationship between organizational strategy and organization design. Be sure to include the effects at each level of strategy.

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Question 8

Briefly describe the matrix form of organization design. List its advantages and disadvantages. This structural form is most likely to be used under what conditions?

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Question 9

Briefly describe how Lawrence and Lorsch extended the work done by Burns and Stalker on the impact of the environment on organization design.

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Quiz 11: Managing Organization Design

Match the following. You may use a response once, more than once, or not at all.