MGT103_Chapter 7.1_HiepTH9

    Substantive modification to some part of an organization is known as _____.

• organization synergy

• organization maturity

• organization implementation

• organization change

• organization entropy

    _____ is an example of an external force that affects an organization.

• Employee motivation

• Production costs

• New government regulations

• Surplus capital

• High employee turnover

    An example of a force for change in the task environment of an organization is _____.

• pricing strategies of competitors

• employee turnover rates

• capital availability

• employee motivation

• production costs

    Which of the following forces for change is present in the task environment of an organization?

• Prices at which suppliers sell raw materials

• The number of employees in the organization

• Political changes in the country in which the organization operates

• Overhead production costs of the organization

• Availability of resources in the organization

    Consumer tastes and preferences are _____ forces that influence an organization's product line.

• technical

• internal

• managerial

• external

• political

    Alpha Motors Inc. was affected by the recession in 2008. The company had to make extensive changes to its organizational structure and design. This scenario illustrates how _____ forces affect organizations.

• technical

• external

• managerial

• legal

• internal

    ProDairy Inc. reduced the prices of its products to combat competitors that were selling dairy products at lower prices. This scenario illustrates a force for change present in the _____ of an organization.

• task environment

• supply chain

• internal environment

• legal-political environment

• demographic environment

    The top executives at Delta Inc. have decided to reorganize the corporation from product divisions into geographic sectors. This is a(n) _____ force for change.

• internal

• technical

• political

• external

• environmental

    Unions negotiating for higher wages is an example of a(n) _____ force for change.

• internal

• technical

• external

• managerial

• legal

    _____ is change that is designed and implemented in an orderly and timely fashion in anticipation of future events.

• Planned change

• Reactive change

• Involuntary change

• Organic change

• Crisis change