Vertical hierarchy to horizontal organizational structure

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1. Tricore Industries, an agricultural machinery manufacturer, is looking into entering international markets to sell its products. The company wants to do this by setting up manufacturing operations in a country in which it can sell its products so that they can be sold at a lower price instead of having to be imported. Zimbabwe has an agriculturally based economy and is one possibility for Tricore.

Tricore's chief operating officer is skeptical about the possibility of setting up a manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe, contending that the country's government and major business sectors are too bureaucratic to make it practical. Which of the following, if true, strengthens his argument?

a. Bureaucracies tend to give business incentives of various kinds to international companies.

b. Bureaucracies tend to require a long and complicated approval process for new business to be conducted.

c. Bureaucracies employ many managerial-level workers to perform their operations.

d. Bureaucracies encourage lower prices for products.

e. Bureaucracies staffs are typically organized in a hierarchical form.

2. A commercial printing plant in Nevada recently installed high-efficiency LED lighting, painted the roof white, and purchased a fleet of hybrid delivery vehicles with the company's new "green" slogan. Which of the following is likely NOT a driver for the company's actions?

a. supporting social good

b. lowering costs

c. increasing profits

d. gaining competitive advantage

e. finding new markets

3. The company for which Rosalinda works is changing from a vertical hierarchy to a horizontal organizational structure. Which of the following considerations should Rosalinda expect NOT to see in the new structure?

a. decreased emphasis on teamwork

b. increased emphasis on specialized expertise

c. decreased emphasis on hierarchy

d. organization around cross-functional teams

e. increased emphasis on multiple competencies

4. Specify what innate or acquired human needs can serve as the basis for an effective promotional campaign and why?

a) Air bag

b) Vitamins

c) Recruit students to work at NASA

d) Motorcycles Harley Davinson

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