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Multiple Choice Questions Ch131.??Which of these terms means the totality of a firms organization, including formal organization structure, control systems and incentives, processes, organizational culture, and people??A.?Organizational ethicsB.?Organizational architectureC.?Organizational normsD.?Organizational hierarchy 2.The norms and values systems that are shared among the employees of a company are referred to as:?A.?processes.B.?control systems.C.?incentives.D.?organizational culture. 3.A firms _____ determines where in its hierarchy the decision-making power is concentrated.?A.?integrating mechanismB.?vertical differentiationC.?knowledge networkD.?horizontal differentiation 4.What is horizontal differentiation??A.?The mechanisms that enable each subunit to operate independentlyB.?The formal division of the organization into subunitsC.?The location of decision-making responsibilities within a structureD.?The mechanisms for coordinating subunits 5. Integration mechanisms are:?A.?the formal division of the organization into subunits.B.?the mechanisms that enable each subunit to operate independently.C.?the mechanisms for coordinating subunits.D.?the location of decision making responsibilities within a structure. 6.Which of the following is an argument favoring centralization??A.?It permits greater flexibility.B.?Motivational research favors it.C.?It can avoid the duplication of activities.D.?It gives top management time to focus on critical issues by delegating routine issues to lower-level managers. 7.A firm that needs greater flexibility should choose _____ for its decision-making.?A.?vertical differentiationB.?centralizationC.?horizontal differentiationD.?decentralization 8.The emphasis on local responsiveness in firms pursuing a local responsiveness strategy creates strong pressures for:?A.?decentralizing all decisions to foreign subsidiaries.B.?decentralizing operating decisions to foreign subsidiaries.C.?centralizing all o