In Their Study of Systems and Subsystems Design, Paul Lawrence

question 69

Multiple Choice

In their study of systems and subsystems design, Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch found that:

• A) subsystems in the successful companies worked well together, even though some had very different structures.
• B) subsystems in successful companies matched challenges of their respective sub-environments.
• C) successful companies had total system designs that matched their respective environments.
• D) None of the options listed
• E) All of the options listed

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test used to determine the p-value or to compare against a critical value to accept or reject a null hypothesis.

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations or predictions, typically stated in a testable form, that can be examined through experimentation or observation.

Sample Mean

The average value computed from a subset (sample) of a population, used to estimate the population's mean.

Sample Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of sample data values.