Within her role as a small business consultant, Alana analyzes how organizations fit into their industries, the communities, and the broader social environment. This type of analysis involves which of the following management skills?

CRL, a European plastics manufacturer, is considering forming an alliance with a U.S. military goods manufacturer to develop a new type of polymer that can be used for international industrial and military applications. Such a partnership represents what type of investment?

Successful change requires that organizations be capable of both creating and implementing ideas, which means the organization must learn to be

Carmeria’s CozyCakes is a local bakery that has multiple area locations. After reading through customer satisfaction surveys, Carmeria, the owner, notices that the quality of the baked goods is not up to par. After setting up a meeting with location managers and shift leads, Carmeria invests in training sessions for all employees. In these sessions, all employees are retrained on the baking process for all the baked goods Carmeria’s CozyCakes offers. This represents what stage of Lewin’s implementing change model?

All of the following are characteristics of Weberian bureaucracy except

Jonathan’s company is working on a major new product, which will completely disrupt the way we currently listen to music. Jonathan works in a unit responsible for developing the innovation. Jonathan’s unit operates in a separate building and is not constrained by ordinary rules and procedures. Jonathan is most likely working

Artie’s Pretzels is a small but well-known company that receives thousands of job applications every year, though it only fills about 50 positions annually. Company managers have learned that Artie’s human resource practices are one of the driving factors that attract potential employees. Artie’s Pretzels is an example of a(n)

Salta Communications is a global telecommunications company that has operations on four continents. The CEO’s direct supervisors include vice presidents for the North American, South American, European, and Asian divisions. Salta can best be described as using what organizational structure?

Which of the following is the stage of implementing change in which individuals acquire a desired new skill or attitude and are rewarded for it by the organization?

Malika’s Marketing Mix (MMM) does not use its resources wisely. The employees at MMM spend too much time in meetings and not enough time focusing on the task at hand. MMM’s management should consider changing the organizational structure from