Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Organızatıonal Theory & Design

Soru 1:

According to French sociologist Pierre Bordieu and other researchers, 'network relations of an actor that can provide benefits' is the definition for:

A) Coercive Isomorphism. B) Niche. C) Organizational form. D) Social capital. E) Structural inertia.

Soru 2:

Organizational efficiency means reaching and achieving organizational goals. Organizational effectiveness indicates that how an organization satisfies the demands of various groups. Productivity means producing an output with the least possible input. Effectiveness is the criterion for the capability of doing things right during the valuecreation process. Efficiency is the measure of realizing the plans made beforehand. Which of the definitions above related to organizational performance are correct?

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

Soru 3:

Which of the following is true about the relations between sectors and organisations?

A) Task environment includes the sectors that have a direct impact on an organisation’s ability to achieve its goals. B) State is not an important sector that organisations should take into account. C) Determination of the sectors that have priority can be left vague while dealing with structural arrangements in organisations D) There is no link between the characteristic of task environment and the features of the business conducted by an organisation. E) Traditionally, organisational environment is defined as a few elements outside the organisational boundaries.

Soru 4:

Which one of the following is not among the features of differentiation strategy?

A) Flexibility or learning orientation B) Decentralization of authority C) High degree of standardization D) Strong R&D capabilities E) Innovation, creativity and risk taking

Soru 5:

Which of the following best completes the sentence below? “____________ ___________ is/are a measure of the number and the degree of dissimilarity of the factors surrounding and organization”

A) Environmental uncertainty B) Mechanic structure C) Environmental complexity D) Environmental structure E) Buffer units

Soru 6:

Imagine a class during which the parents of a student directly enter the classroom without control. The teacher may spend most of his/her energy to deal with them. It is obvious that this system will suffer because of intervention from the external environment. According to James Thompson, this shows that the _____ is essential.

A) closeness of the technical system B) openness of the technical system C) closeness of the institutional level D) openness of the institutional level E) mediator role of the managerial level

Soru 7:

Which of the followings consists of a large core company creates market-based linkages to a limited set of partners ?

A) Internal network. B) Virtual form. C) Stable network. D) Business group. E) Dynamic network.

Soru 8:

In order to control uncertainty and to protect their technical cores from external effects, organizations establish:

A) Boundary spanning units. B) Buffer units. C) Technical units. D) Managerial units. E) Rational units.

Soru 9:

Which one of the following sets has irrelevant members?

A) Vertical structure-routine tasks B) Stable environment-formal systems C) Competitive strategy-horizontal structure D) Turbulent environment-collaborative strategy E) Empowered roles-shared information

Soru 10:

Which one of the following technologies involves linear transformation processes in which inputs enter at one end of a long series of sequential steps from which products emerge at the other end?

A) Unit technologies B) Long-linked technologies C) Mass production technologies D) Intensive technologies E) Mediating technologies

Soru 11:

I. It enables growing quickly. II. It provides better training for future executives. III. It offers enhanced responsiveness to the needs of customer IV. It allows for accountability based on divisional profits Which are many advantages of the M-form?

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

Soru 12:

Which of the following statements defines the "organizations as machines" metaphor?

A) This metaphor emphasizes the technical, hierarchical, rational, prolific, mechanical, and productive aspects of organizations B) By this metaphor, organizations relations with their surrounding is emphasized and their taking shape as a result of expectations and demands is expressed C) Learning and sharing information and knowledge are the basic concepts of this metaphor D) The common goal, vision, and values shared by individuals forming the organizations are defined by social constructionism using this metaphor E) This metaphor is about the inclusion of organizations in the clash of power and interests and their resting some activities on political moves they make to find funding

Soru 13:

I. Difficulty in cross-department coordination II. Slow decision making III. Narrowing the experience and expertise of the employees Which are the disadvantages of the U-form?

A) Only I B) Only II C) I and III D) II and III E) I, II, III

Soru 14:

'All elements that exist outside the organizational boundaries' is the definition for:

A) Environmental complexity. B) Organizational environment. C) Task environment. D) Organizational domain. E) Boundary spanning.

Soru 15:

Which of the following is not a source of competitive advantage?

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

Soru 16:

Which of the following is one of the arguments of the contingency theory?

A) Even though personnel has certain restrictions, the management can offer necessary training for personnel and improve their capacities. B) Financial incentives must be used regarding the performance of employees. C) Managers must make plans, while the employees must work according to divided and specialized jobs in direction with this planning. D) The success of an organization depends on the strict compliance with rules. E) The success of organizational structures will change depending on the conditions.

Soru 17:

Which of the following terms refer to "any cooperative efforts of two or more organizations to achieve strategic objectives of developing, producing or selling products or services"?

A) Cooperative business strategy B) Differentiation business-level strategy C) Diversification D) Strategic alliances E) Vertical integration

Soru 18:

The home furnishing company IKEA seeks to combine low per-unit profit with large sales to make a profit. What strategy does it use to compete with other stores in the same industry, then?

A) Competitive business strategy B) Low-cost business-level strategy C) Differentiation business-level strategy D) Cooperative business strategy E) Focus business-level strategy

Soru 19:

Which of the following is not among Miles and Snow’s four business strategies?

A) Prospector Strategy B) Defender strategy C) Reactor Strategy D) Analyzer Strategy E) Differentiation Strategy

Soru 20:

Which of the following can be defined as ".....determines an organization’s basic long-term goals and objectives; including courses of action and allocation of resources in order to reach those goals."?

A) Competetive advantage B) Mission C) Strategy D) Vision E) Differentiation