If a Company Picks an Organizational Architecture That Is Inappropriate

question 29

Multiple Choice

If a company picks an organizational architecture that is inappropriate for its marketplace, then:

• A) product market competition will often punish the firm.
• B) technology will usually rescue the firm from bankruptcy.
• C) competition will cause the firm to grow.
• D) government regulation will cause the company to fail.

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Definitions:

Premack Principle

A psychological principle which states that a more probable behavior can serve as a reinforcement for a less probable behavior.

Good Behavior Game

A type of group-oriented contingency that encourages competition between groups and cooperation within groups. Classroom rules are posted and reviewed, and then the class is divided into two or more groups. The teacher makes a tally mark on the chalkboard whenever she observes a student breaking one of the rules. The team with fewer than five tally marks “wins” free time and other privileges at the end of the day. Both teams can “win” if neither has more than five tally marks.

Token Economy

A behavior modification system that uses tokens as reinforcement for desired behaviors, which can be exchanged for rewards.

Token-Storage System

A behavioral modification system where tokens are earned for desired behaviors and can later be exchanged for rewards.