Describe the four different approaches that organizations can take in adapting to environmental uncertainty.
What will be an ideal response?
An organization should adopt a decentralized, bureaucratic approach with standardized skills for managing uncertainty in a complex and stable environment.An organization should adopt a decentralized, organic approach with mutual adjustment for managing uncertainty in a complex and dynamic environment.An organization should adopt a centralized, bureaucratic approach with standardized work processes for managing uncertainty in a simple and stable environment.An organization should adopt a centralized, organic approach with direct supervision for managing uncertainty in a simple and dynamic environment.
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Sean's company lays down stringent rules for employees to follow at work. Employees are expected to set goals for each day and week and share those goals on the company intranet. This way, Sean and his co-workers can be aware of the progress of departmental projects and prepare far in advance to meet deadlines. These qualities best describe a company that rates high on
A. uncertainty avoidance. B. power distance. C. long-term orientation. D. femininity. E. individualism.
In the past, an SOS was also referred to as ________
A) NIC B) Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) C) Network Operating System (NOS) D) Random Access Memory (RAM)
In an information systems framework, data is considered to be a part of the computer side
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
DeGeorge thinks that "corporations have a moral obligation not to harm." Which of the following would be one of his criteria for morally permitted whistleblowing?
A. The employee should report a firm's actions that will do serious and considerable harm to others to her supervisor, and keep reporting all the way up to board until the actions are corrected. B. The employee must reasonably believe that going public will not create the necessary change to protect the public and is worth the risk to oneself. C. The employee must first report wrongdoing to the external auditor before going public. D. Documented evidence exists that would convince a reasonable and impartial observer that one's view of the situation is correct but that serious harm is unlikely to occur.