Posted: January 2nd, 2017

Artful Innovation Inc. operates with open channels of communication and an established suggestion system that encourages brainstorming and freewheeling discussions.

Question 6 Mingle’s, Inc. concentrates its efforts on its target market of 18 to 25 year olds. It is using a(n) __________ strategy. focus differentiation cost leadership multidomestic universal Question 7 Skip to question text. A large nationally-known hospital has hired a company to respond to phone calls from people needing medical information. Another company handles the hospital’s billing and filing insurance claims. There is another subcontractor who is responsible for conducting monthly seminars on customer relationship management issues. The hospital’s organizational approach is consistent with a: Functional structure Team-based structure Divisional structure Virtual network structure Service structure Question 8 Artful Innovation Inc. operates with open channels of communication and an established suggestion system that encourages brainstorming and freewheeling discussions. Artful Innovations can best be described as a(n): experimental organization cooperative organization entrepreneurial organization creative organization Question 9 Li Koyoto, department manager for a division of Anima Productions, felt frustrated in his attempt to convince the district manager to adopt some of his ideas for improved reorganization. One idea was to arrange for employees from different functional departments to meet regularly and resolve mutual issues and problems. Also, he believed lower-level supervisors should be given more authority and responsibility. Another idea was to increase the span of control for department managers and make the district organization flatter. Finally, Li thought that decision-making authority in many areas should reside at the departmental level rather than being handled by the district manager. The district manager turned down all his suggestions. Consequently, Li thought about going around his district manager and talking directly with the manager’s boss. By increasing many managerial spans of control and making the organization flatter, the: Administrative overhead would be increased Percentage of total managers to employees would be lower Ratio of indirect-to-direct employees would increase District would likely be more, not less, centralized Concerns about an organic structure would be eliminated Question 10 Jurgen is one of several middle managers sent to a training course on leadership skills. Through this effort, the organization is atemping: organization change organization development people change culture change artifact change