1. What is a most likely to be a benefit of greater decentralization in an organizaton?

 a.  This will ensure standardized systems and practicies.

 b.  This will ensure faster decision-making and create an entrepreneurial culture. 

c.  This will eliminate redundancies in activities across groups and divisions.

 d.  This will encourage divisions and groups to collaborate with each other.

2. What will not usually be true of an ambidextrous organization?

 a.  Some employees may be rotated between exploratory and exploitative assignments.

 b.  The firm tries to be adaptable while also retaining its current competitive advantages.

 c.  The firm has a functional structure and focuses on enhancing the efficiency of each function.  

 d.  Groups that pursue exploration may be relatively autonomous from mainstream divisions.   

3.Which best describes the process of cross-fertilization?  

 a.  Completely decentralizing all the business units of a firm.

 b.  Developing new ideas and solutions by combining knowledge from different fields.

 c.  Encouraging employees to suggest new ideas and testing these in stages.

 d.  Developing new ideas and solutions from a depth of expertise in one particular field.