Final Sınavı - Organızatıonal Theory & Design

Soru 1:

What is the most frequent activity performed by managers in a day on behalf of organizations?

A) Planning B) Decision-making C) Motivating employees D) Organizing E) Controlling

Soru 2:

Which of the following groups functions according to the specific demands of products, markets, or customers?

A) Multidivisional form B) Simple form C) The U-form D) The M-form E) Matrix form

Soru 3:

It requires a new business model. It requires a new technical knowledge base. It leverages an existing technical knowledge base. It leverages an existing business model. Which of the above are true in the case of radical innovation?

A) I and IV B) II and III C) III and IV D) II and IV E) I and III

Soru 4:

Which one of the following is explained by the population ecology theory?

A) Power relations in the environment B) Managing demands of interest groups C) Technical aspects of the environment D) Environmental dynamics from a biological perspective E) Internal factors determining the the organization

Soru 5:

Which of the following is true about Non-Programmed Decision Making?

A) Non-prgrammed decision making includes the most standard and the least creative decisions. B) Certain rules predetermine how to make such decisions. C) There is a need for more comprehensive information to make such decisions. D) There is no need for coordination to make such decisions. E) Managers make such decisions on the basis of lab results and test reports.

Soru 6:

Taking artifacts into consideration, which of the following is an example for objects?

A) Art B) Stories C) Oratory D) Meetings E) Games

Soru 7:

Which technology management tool should be used for the selection process?

A) Stage-gate B) Patent Analysis C) Road Mapping D) S-Curve E) Value Analysis

Soru 8:

Which of the following is based on having the existing business model, exploiting the existing knowledge base and small improvements of existing products?

A) Architectural innovation B) Routine innovation C) Radical innovation D) Disruptive innovation E) Product innovation

Soru 9:

Which of the following theorist-theory matches is correct?

A) F. Taylor - Scientific Management B) F. Taylor - Bureaucracy C) Max Weber - Scientific Management D) H. Fayol - Scientific Management E) H. Fayol - Bureaucracy

Soru 10:

"the tendency to make irrational decisions about other people and situations". Which of the following is about the description given above?

A) Overconfidence B) Anchoring bias C) Confirmation bias D) Hindsight bias E) Cognitive bias

Soru 11:

Which concept is defined as groups sharing overall cultural values of the society but diverges from these groups by holding different values brought by their lifestyles, values, and norms?

A) Counterculture B) Marginalized culture C) Dominant culture D) Subculture E) Healthy culture

Soru 12:

Which one of the following is not one of the important strategies of control in organizations?

A) Profit control B) Cultural control C) Output control D) Bureaucratic control E) Personal centralized control

Soru 13:

Which of the following gives correct information about Quchi's Ideal Types?

A) Type A offers lifetime employment as opposed to Type J. B) Rapid assessment and promotion is a characteristic of Type Z. C) Types J depicts features of the Japanese firm. D) Type Z offers non-specialized career path to its employees. E) Type A and Z have consensual decision making processes.

Soru 14:

Develop evaluation criteria based on the goals Check the answer to make sure it solves the problem Select a decision-making tool Apply the tool to select a preferred alternative Which option below presents the last four steps of rational decision making in the correct order?

A) I-II-III-IV B) I-III-II-IV C) I-III-IV-II D) I-IV-II-III E) I-IV-III-II

Soru 15:

Which of the following is a basic factor in Organization’s Conversion Process?

A) Human skills and abilities B) Information and knowledge C) Customers of service organizations D) Finished goods E) Value for stakeholders

Soru 16:

Which one of the following puts an emphasis on the humanistic aspect of organizations?

A) The classical management school B) The bureaucratic theory C) The behavioral school D) The modern management school E) The systems approach

Soru 17:

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of "reactor strategy"?

A) Flexibility with loose structure B) Decentralization of authority C) Extensive division of labor D) No clear strategy with design characteristics for current needs E) Open culture

Soru 18:

Which of the following is a feature of nonprogrammed decisions?

A) computerized solutions B) Reliance on rules and computation C) Policies and rules D) Creative problem-solving processes E) Well-defined information and decision criteria

Soru 19:

Which of the following means a tendency to make irrational decisions about other people and situations?

A) Overconfidence B) Anchoring bias C) Escalation of commitment D) Cognitive bias E) Frame effect

Soru 20:

A firm can easily create a good impression if it creates a quality website, ensures a well-curated social media presence, ensures a engages with its stakeholders and nurtures and communicates its identity. In that case, what would be the source of that firm’s competitive advantage?

A) Physical resources B) Human resources C) Financial resources D) Learning resources E) General resources