Organisation Size, Technology and Environment - MCQs with answers - Part 1

Organisation Size, Technology and Environment - MCQs with answers - Part 1

1. Who found out that the impact of size on complexity was at a decreasing rate?

a. Blau
b. Aston
c. Chris
d. None of the above

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2. Whose findings supported the view that size affects formalization?

a. Argyris
b. Blau
c. Aston
d. None of the above

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3. Which are the two popular methods used to control the behaviour of the employees?

a. Longitudinal analysis and independent organisation
b. Direct surveillance and formalised regulations
c. Complexity and discretion
d. None of the above

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4. _________ refers to the information, equipment, techniques and processes required to transform inputs into outputs in the organisation.

a. Size
b. Technology
c. Power - control
d. Environment

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5. Who was the first one to express interest in technology?

a. Joan Woodward
b. Charles Perrow
c. James Thompson
d. None of the above

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6. Which of these is a type of technology categorised by Joan Woodward?

a. Unit
b. Mass
c. Process production
d. All of the above

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7. Who defined technology as the action that an individual performs upon an object, with or without the aid of tools or mechanical devices, in order to make some change in that object.

a. Burns and Stalker
b. Warren Bennis
c. Charles Perrow
d. None of the above

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8. Which are the two dimension of knowledge technology as described by Charles Perrow?

a. Interpretational bias and intensive technology
b. Task variability and problem analysability
c. Influence and industry size
d. None of the above

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9. Which one of these is not a member of the technological imperative school?

a. James Thompson
b. Charles Perrow
c. Joan Woodward
d. None of the above

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10. Which are the three types of technologies differentiated by Thompson?

a. Long - linked Technology
b. Mediating Technology
c. Intensive Technology
d. All of the above

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