According to Your Textbook, a Virtual Organisation Would Be Defined

question 24

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, a virtual organisation would be defined as ________.

• A)a small core organisation that outsources major business functions
• B)an organisation that consists of a small core of full-time employees and that temporarily hires outside specialists to work on opportunities that arise
• C)a manufacturing organisation that uses outside suppliers to provide product components or modules that are then assembled into final products
• D)an organisation that has developed the capacity to learn, adapt and change continuously
• E)an organisation whose design is not defined by, or limited to, the horizontal, vertical or external boundaries imposed by a predefined structure

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Definitions:

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview or cognition.

Fordism

A manufacturing philosophy that aims for mass production and high efficiency, characterized by large-scale industrial processes and assembly line production.

Taylorism

Refers to a scientific management theory developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, emphasizing efficiency, productivity, and systematic organization of work.

Scientific Management

A management theory that analyzes work flows to improve economic efficiency, especially labor productivity, by employing empirical research methods.