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The following statements regarding tall structures in an organization are true EXCEPT:

A) Tall structures are better at satisfying security needs of employees then in flat structures
B) Number of employees reporting to each manager tends to be smaller in tall structures
C) Employees feel a greater sense of job security in tall structures
D) In tall structures,there is a greater level of freedom of action for each employee

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How does Nokia keep their organization open to change? Nokia finds that it is important to periodically change the perspective of key decision makers.For this purpose,they rotate heads of businesses to different posts to give them a fresh perspective.Change in a company's upper-level management is a motivator for change at the organization level.Medium;Comprehension

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Functional structures tend to be effective when an organization has a large number of products and services requiring special attention.

A disadvantage of formalization in organization structure is:

________________ involves ensuring that change becomes permanent and the new habits,rules,or procedures become the norm.

In decentralized companies,decisions are made and problems are solved at lower levels by employees who are closer to the problem in question.

There are _________ configurations of organizational structures depending on how the different elements are arranged.

Boundaryless organizations eliminate barriers that separate employees between different departments.

Organizations should start with _______________,or making sure that organizational members are ready for and receptive to change.

Knowledge work is thought to be safe from outsourcing.False: Knowledge work is not safe from outsourcing.Medium;Comprehension

Research indicates that flat organizations provide greater need satisfaction for employees,and greater levels of self-actualization.

Organizational change can take the form of which of the following?:

A term coined by Jack Welch during his tenure at GE and refers to an organization that eliminates traditional barriers between departments as well as barriers between the organization and the external environment is _________________.

Organizations with a design that combines a traditional structure and a product structure are called ?????________________ organizations.

Because of differences in national economies and standards of living from one country to another,organizations ______________ their manufacturing operations to countries like China and Mexico.

Decisions can be made more quickly in centralized companies.

Why do people resist change?

An example of a company that utilizes the matrix organization successfully is:

__________________ refers to how individual and team-work within an organization is coordinated.

What does it mean for companies that the workforce is getting older? Organizations may realize that as the workforce gets older,the types of benefits workers prefer may change.Work arrangements such as flexible work hours and job sharing may become more popular as employees remain in the workforce even after retirement.Medium;Comprehension