1. The conglomerate organizational design:
a. is a result of related diversification.
b. is also known as a unitary or a U-form approach.
c. has the advantage of simplicity associated with holding similar businesses.
d. has each business operated by a general manager in charge of its profits.
2. Underfoot Constructions is a firm with a distinct division of labor and a consistent set of rules. The managers of the firm conduct business in an impersonal way and do not socialize with their subordinates outside of work. In the context of the universal perspectives of organizational design, which of the following terms best describes this firm?
a. Corporation
b. Bureaucracy
c. Conglomerate
d. Technocracy
3. A firm that implements a _____ is centralized as it attempts to control prices.
a. reactor strategy
b. single-product diversification strategy
c. cost leadership strategy
d. focus strategy
4. A team organization has:
a. people floating from project to project.
b. units that are large and indivisible.
c. a rigid bureaucratic organizational context.
d. an underlying functional hierarchy.