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Larger organizations often face challenges related to increased bureaucracy.
Larger organizations often face challenges related to increased bureaucracy.
True
All organizations naturally progress through the same stages of a life cycle regardless of their size.
All organizations naturally progress through the same stages of a life cycle regardless of their size.
False
Bureaucracy is universally regarded as the most effective form of organizational control.
Bureaucracy is universally regarded as the most effective form of organizational control.
False
Organizational decline may necessitate downsizing as a strategy.
Organizational decline may necessitate downsizing as a strategy.
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The design essentials of an organization become irrelevant during times of change.
The design essentials of an organization become irrelevant during times of change.
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Alert executives can use timely information to improve organizational performance.
Alert executives can use timely information to improve organizational performance.
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Denial does not occur in organizations even when performance is deteriorating.
Denial does not occur in organizations even when performance is deteriorating.
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Timely information is irrelevant for executives managing performance issues.
Timely information is irrelevant for executives managing performance issues.
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Deteriorating performance can be ignored by executives due to denial.
Deteriorating performance can be ignored by executives due to denial.
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To bring an organization back to top performance, executives need to be unaware of the issues.
To bring an organization back to top performance, executives need to be unaware of the issues.
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Ignoring poor performance indicators during the Faulty Action stage can lead to organizational success.
Ignoring poor performance indicators during the Faulty Action stage can lead to organizational success.
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The Faulty Action stage is characterized by the presence of serious problems.
The Faulty Action stage is characterized by the presence of serious problems.
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At the Faulty Action stage, adjustments to the declining spiral are crucial to avoid failure.
At the Faulty Action stage, adjustments to the declining spiral are crucial to avoid failure.
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Organizations have no responsibility to assist displaced workers.
Organizations have no responsibility to assist displaced workers.
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Failure to recognize poor performance can benefit an organization during the Faulty Action stage.
Failure to recognize poor performance can benefit an organization during the Faulty Action stage.
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One of the roles of organizations is to help reestablish displaced workers in the job market.
One of the roles of organizations is to help reestablish displaced workers in the job market.
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The result of failing to adjust at the Faulty Action stage may include organizational failure.
The result of failing to adjust at the Faulty Action stage may include organizational failure.
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Displaced workers are not affected by job market changes.
Displaced workers are not affected by job market changes.
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Assistance to displaced workers is unnecessary and redundant.
Assistance to displaced workers is unnecessary and redundant.
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Help provided to workers includes emotional and professional support.
Help provided to workers includes emotional and professional support.
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Developing coping skills such as flexibility and curiosity is important.
Developing coping skills such as flexibility and curiosity is important.
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Downsizing refers to increasing the size of a company’s workforce.
Downsizing refers to increasing the size of a company’s workforce.
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Optimism is considered a coping skill that can aid in personal development.
Optimism is considered a coping skill that can aid in personal development.
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The model of decline stages includes the implementation phase.
The model of decline stages includes the implementation phase.
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Curiosity is not a relevant coping skill in the context of personal development.
Curiosity is not a relevant coping skill in the context of personal development.
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The blinded stage is the first stage of decline in an organization.
The blinded stage is the first stage of decline in an organization.
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During the blinded stage, an organization may need to loosen its operational structures.
During the blinded stage, an organization may need to loosen its operational structures.
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The blinded stage involves both internal and external changes affecting organizations.
The blinded stage involves both internal and external changes affecting organizations.
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The blinded stage is characterized by the absence of any threats to the organization.
The blinded stage is characterized by the absence of any threats to the organization.
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Long-term survival of an organization is often not a concern during the blinded stage.
Long-term survival of an organization is often not a concern during the blinded stage.
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Study Notes
Organization Size, Life Cycle & Decline
- Organizations may grow, but size isn't always better.
- Large organizations can be built for optimization, not innovation.
- Examples of mergers show mergers can cause value loss.
- The best size for a company in fast-changing environments is debatable.
- Large companies offer economies of scale, but smaller companies excel in flexibility and response.
Organizational Size, Bureaucracy, and Control
- Bureaucracy is a form of organization where roles, rules and procedures are well-defined.
- Bureaucracies can be efficient, predictable and have continuity.
- However, bureaucracy may be slow to react to change or slow to respond.
- Innovative structural solutions or temporary structures may help overcome bureaucracy's shortcomings.
Organizational Life Cycle
- The life cycle of an organization is a series of stages.
- The stages include: Entrepreneurial, Collectivity, Formalization, and Elaboration.
- Each stage has defining characteristics and a typical organizational structure.
- At the entrepreneurial stage, organizations are small, informal. The focus is creating a product or service and surviving.
- At the collectivity stage, rapid growth, informal structure and excited employees are characteristics.
- At the formalization stage, middle managers become more involved in operations, while top managers concentrate on strategy.
- In the elaboration stage, formal systems and clear structures are well-defined and widely implemented.
Organizational Decline and Downsizing
- Organizational decline is a decrease in resources over time.
- Causes of decline can be organizational atrophy, vulnerability, and environmental decline or competition.
- Stages of decline include: blinded, inaction, faulty action, crisis, and dissolution.
- During the blinded stage, internal and external change threatens long-term survival.
- The inaction stage, denial despite signs of deterioration is common.
- In the faulty action stage, serious performance issues cannot be ignored and require major changes.
- The crisis stage is marked by panic and a need to re-evaluate.
- In the Dissolution stage, the organization is irreversible in decline.
Downsizing Implementation
- To implement downsizing effectively: communicate more, provide assistance to displaced workers, help survivors thrive.
- Communication is vital to reduce the damage of rumours and uncertainty.
- Provide assistance to the displaced workers to help with re-employment and counseling, so they can leave with dignity.
- Help survivors thrive by encouraging them and improving coping skills, such as flexibility, curiosity, and optimism.
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This quiz explores the relationship between organizational size, life cycle stages, and the impact of bureaucracy on innovation and flexibility. Understand how different organizational structures affect efficiency, adaptability, and response to change. Delve into the complexities of mergers and the implications of size in fast-evolving environments.
