Match the Following: -Rethinking

question 120

Multiple Choice

Match the following:
-rethinking

• A)size, technology, and environment
• B)competitors, regulators, legislators
• C)typical of small or new organizations
• D)interacts with its environment
• E)the two layers of the environment
• F)specialized, formalized, centralized
• G)abandon classical view of organization
• H)links task and social subsystems
• I)lacks centralization, but stable
• J)interpersonal relationships
• K)plans and actions to achieve goals
• L)everything outside an organization
• M)a popular trend to reduce staff
• N)start redesign from scratch
• O)used in sociotechnical systems approach
• P)several ways to achieve efficiency
• Q)temporary alliance to achieve a goal
• R)little formalization
• S)Combines two different designs
• T)the greatest influence on structure

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Definitions:

Lifeworld

The world of living experience and subjective interpretations, as distinguished from objective realms of science and social structures.

Ontological Depth

Refers to the complexity and richness of being or existence, often discussed in philosophical contexts regarding the nature of reality.

Structuration Theory

A social theory that posits that individuals and society shape each other through a dynamic and reciprocal process of actions and structures.

Substantive Rationality

A type of rationality that considers the values, ethics, and social implications of actions rather than merely focusing on the most efficient means to an end.