De Gournay coined the phrase an illness of bureau mania 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

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 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

The adage that its not what you know its who you know emphasizes the importance of connections This is most relevant the concept of________________?

A. de-differentiation
B. network economy
C. political corruption
D. social capital

Close friends who have known each other since childhood would be an example of a(n) ?

A. primary group
B. secondary group
C. out-group
D. formal organization

The creative potential of personality is accounted for by______________?

A. Stimulus-response psychology
B. Drive psychology
C. Trait psychology
D. None of these

Which of the following did Max Weber see as a potentially serious problem with the advance of modern bureaucracies ?

A. bureaucratic organization could become prohibitively expensive to run
B. social organization could become too efficient
C. democracy could become a sham if bureaucrats held real power
D. bureaucratic officials may be able to abuse their power

In the late eighteenth century what was Jeremy Bentham,s Panopticon ?

A. an army barracks
B. a prison
C. an asylum
D. a school

Which of the following is not one of Perlmutter,s (1972) types of transnational corporations ?

A. polycentric
B. ethnocentric
C. heliocentric
D. geocentric

Which of these aspects of organization is most associated with the work of Michel Foucault ?

A. surveillance
B. meritocracy
C. bureaucracy
D. transnational organization