1. Identify a true statement about a flat organization.

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• It is more flexible and responsive to customers than a tall organization.

• It is an organizational structure in which the boundaries between jobs continually shift.

• This type of organization maintains flexibility in organizational structure by contracting with other organizations to complete projects.

• It is well-suited to centralized decision by top management.

2. In the rational model of decision making, identifying alternative solutions is the

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• next step after recognizing the problem.

• only step which requires subjective rationality.

• step during which the best alternative is implemented.

• last step that involves getting feedback.

3. Steven works 90 hours a week at his job as the manager of a paper manufacturing company. He often feels stressed while at work. He assumes that his strained relationship with his girlfriend is the reason for his stress, so he decides to break up with her. According to the rational model of decision making, Steven has

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• made the mistake of choosing and implementing the best alternative without getting feedback first.

• not identified alternative solutions.

• accurately identified the source of his problem.

• applied bounded rationality to evaluate his alternatives.

4. Organizing is best defined as the management function of

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• influencing people to act or not act in a certain way.

• setting up a group, allocating resources, and assigning work to achieve goals.

• setting the goals and objectives of a company.

• determining how to achieve set objectives.

5. In the rational model of decision making, which of the following is the next step after identifying alternative solutions?

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• getting feedback and taking corrective action

• evaluating alternatives

• identifying the problem

• gathering and organizing facts

6. The positions at the top of an organization chart are those with the

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• least efficiency and productivity.

• highest workload and commitment.

• most authority and responsibility.

• least responsibility and experience.