According to Woodward's research, which of the following is a main factor that determines the design of organizational structure?
A) technology
B) size of the organization
C) organizational culture
D) external environment of the organization
Question 2The Aston Studies concluded that ________ in determining an organization's choice of structure.
A) external environment of the organization is more important than organizational size
B) organizational size is more important than technology
C) organizational culture is more important than organizational size
D) organizational technology is more important than organizational culture
Question 3The argument that technology determines structure is known as the ________.
A) transaction cost imperative
B) resource dependency
C) technological imperative
D) external dependency
Question 4With reference to the types of production technologies identified by Joan Woodward, a mechanistic structure is most appropriate for an organization using ________ technology.
A) mass production
B) small-batch
C) intensive
D) continuous-process
Question 5According to Joan Woodward's research, organization using which of the following technologies is most likely to have the tallest hierarchy of authority?
A) small-batch technology
B) mass production technology
C) continuous-process technology
D) sequential-process technology
Question 6According to Woodward's research, an organization using which of the following technologies is most likely to have the flattest organizational structure?
A) small-batch technology
B) sequential-process technology
C) large-batch technology
D) continuous-process technology
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