POM Chapter 10 - Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

_____ refers to the formal system of task and job reporting relationships that
determines how employees use resources to achieve organizational goals.

_____ refers to the shared set of beliefs, values, and norms that influence how people
and groups work together to achieve organizational goals.

_____ is the process by which managers create a specific type of organizational
structure and culture

Which of the following is true of a low-cost strategy?

Which of the following organizing choices are managers most likely to make to obtain
scarce resources under a rapidly changing external environment?

Which of the following organizing choices are managers most likely to make if the
external environment is stable and resources are readily available?

Which of the following is true of an organization with a stable external environment and
readily available resources?

A _____ strategy that is aimed at driving down expenditures in all functions usually
fares best in a more _____ structure with more conservative norms.