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 (A)</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 (B)</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. (D)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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. (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

How does the environment influence organizations?

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

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

<p>Task environment (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Task environment (D)</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. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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