Organization's Ability to Achieve Goals
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What is the purpose of buffering roles between departments within an organization?

  • To absorb uncertainty for the technical core (correct)
  • To support cross-functional communication
  • To enhance boundary-spanning roles
  • To create more collaboration
  • Which role is NOT mentioned as one of the integrators needed due to coordination problems in the text?

  • Brand managers
  • Project managers
  • Task forces
  • Quality control managers (correct)
  • What type of department is required for each sector of the environment according to the text?

  • Buffering departments
  • Integrator departments
  • Boundary-spanning departments
  • Differentiation departments (correct)
  • Which department is responsible for detecting changes from the environment according to the text?

    <p>Marketing department</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the task environment's direct impact on an organization's ability to achieve its goals?

    <p>Supply chain and market sector changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the industry sector related to the environmental domain of an organization?

    <p>It defines the organization's niche and network of specific organizations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does the international sector impact an organization within its environmental domain?

    <p>By introducing outsourcing and increasing global competition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does the market sector play in an organization's environmental domain?

    <p>Creating new needs and wants based on demographic changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the environmental domain differ from the task environment?

    <p>Environmental domain is about unique forces, while task environment is about general impacts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the chosen field of action within an organization's environmental domain?

    <p>The territory staked out for products, services, and markets served</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the environmental domain as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Industry sector</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the environment influence organizations?

    <p>By posing uncertainties and challenges</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sector of the environment is crucial for organizations to interact with for survival?

    <p>Task environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean for individuals to think like organizational scientists?

    <p>To consider strategic matters and think like top managers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of the environment involves understanding competitors, suppliers, and customers?

    <p>Task environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of organizations, what is the role of the industry sector within the environmental domain?

    <p>It encompasses competitors, suppliers, and customers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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