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According to Simon, decision making is:
- A) Completely random
- B) Limited by human capacity
- C) Always optimal
- D) Fully rational
The cognitive school mainly draws from:
- A) Sociology
- B) Economics
- C) Cognitive psychology
- D) Anthropology
Mental structures used to organize knowledge are called:
- A) Strategies
- B) Frames
- C) Budgets
- D) Policies
Logical incrementalism suggests strategy develops through:
- A) Random decisions
- B) External control
- C) Small, logical steps
- D) Sudden revolution
Learning in organizations occurs at:
- A) Only individual level
- B) Individual, group, and organizational levels
- C) Only external level
- D) Only group level
The environment in the learning school is seen as:
- A) Irrelevant
- B) Complex and dynamic
- C) Stable and predictable
- D) Simple
According to the learning school, organizations learn by:
- A) Following rules
- B) Only planning
- C) Avoiding mistakes
- D) Acting and reflecting
The subjective wing believes cognition:
- A) Ignores reality
- B) Simplifies reality only
- C) Creates reality
- D) Mirrors reality
The learning school views strategy formation as:
- A) A political process
- B) A formal process
- C) An analytical process
- D) An emergent process
Strategy formation as concept attainment means:
- A) Achieving fixed goals
- B) Following rules
- C) Developing new concepts
- D) Avoiding change
Macro power involves interaction between organization and:
- A) Competitors only
- B) Managers only
- C) Employees
- D) External environment
A complex environment requires:
- A) Less knowledge
- B) No analysis
- C) Sophisticated knowledge
- D) Simple decisions
Political tactics in organizations include:
- A) Coalition building
- B) Reducing power
- C) Avoiding decisions
- D) Ignoring others
A key assumption of the power school is that organizations:
- A) Are conflict-free
- B) Have shared goals
- C) Contain competing interests
- D) Ignore politics
A key criticism of the environmental school is that it:
- A) Underestimates managerial choice
- B) Focuses on planning
- C) Overemphasizes strategic choice
- D) Ignores environment
A major weakness of the cultural school is that it:
- A) Ignores people
- B) May resist necessary change
- C) Focuses only on planning
- D) Encourages too much change
Stakeholders include:
- A) Only shareholders
- B) All interested parties
- C) Only employees
- D) Only managers
Power in organizations refers to the ability to:
- A) Influence decisions
- B) Control finances
- C) Manage operations
- D) Create plans
Culture is expressed through:
- A) Stories, symbols, and traditions
- B) Only written rules
- C) Financial systems only
- D) Only leadership
Culture clash occurs during:
- A) Planning
- B) Decision-making
- C) Production
- D) Mergers and acquisitions