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Chapter 16 - Organization and Networks
The four principles of McDonaldization are:
a) efficiency, calculability, affordability, consistent decor
b) efficiency, calculability, uniformity, automation
c) efficiency, dehumanization, automation, high calories
d) efficiency, Big Mac, large fries, milkshake
De Gournay coined the phrase 'an illness of bureaumania' to describe:
a) the chaos of informal organizations
b) the compulsion to work in offices
c) the developing power of officials
d) politicians abuse of power and influence
Meyer and Rowan's assertion that formal rules are often 'myths' means:
a) that the rules were written down a long time in the past
b) that the rules never in fact existed in the first place
c) that the rules have little actual substance in reality
d) that rules are a hindrance in large organizations
Which one of these would not be regarded as a 'dysfunction of bureaucracy', according to Merton?
a) the rules could be upheld at all cost, even in the face of a better solution
b) people know they should be guaranteed fair and consistent treatment
c) adherence to the rules takes precedence over organizational goals
d) workers are not encouraged to be flexible in making decisions
The emergence of a consolidated network of business leadership is most compatible with which ideal-type of capitalism?
a) family capitalism
b) managerial capitalism
c) welfare capitalism
d) institutional capitalism
Who is most closely associated with the view that the equal and impartial treatment of each case is a strength of bureaucracies?
a) Michel Foucault
b) Paul du Gay
c) Zygmunt Bauman
d) Robert Michels
Which of the following was the earliest example of an international organization?
a) the Pan-Arab League
b) the Hanseatic League
c) the Football League
d) the League of Nations
The iron law of oligarchy refers to:
a) regimes that use repression against their populations
b) the exclusion of women from the highest levels of politics
c) the tendency for power inevitably to flow towards the top
d) the legal system of the former communist countries
The form of transnational organization where overseas subsidiaries are managed by local firms in each country is called:
a) polycentric
b) egocentric
c) geocentric
d) ethnocentric
Which of these is a feature of the 'Japanese' style of management arrangements?
a) merging of work and private lives
b) job security
c) group-oriented production
d) all of the above
The adage that 'it's not what you know, it's who you know' emphasizes the importance of connections. This is most relevant to the concept of:
a) de-differentiation
b) network economy
c) political corruption
d) social capital
According to Putnam the type of community participation that has declined most in the last thirty years is:
a) running for political office
b) serving as an officer of a club
c) writing to the newspapers
d) attending political rallies
Anthony Giddens — Sociology, 5th Edition
