Question

what are the building principles of an organic management system?

• interdependency and cooperative effort
• stability and predictability
• bureaucracy and centralized decision making
• rules and regulations

question 20
which of the following is false about larger organizations in the context of size as a contingency factor driving organizational structure?

• they are less structurally differentiated than smaller organizations.
• they are more decentralized than smaller organizations when it comes to delegating decision - making authority down to middle - level managers.
• they have more formalization in terms of rules, written job descriptions than smaller organizations.
• they have a greater number of levels in the organizational hierarchy than smaller organizations.

question 21
according to the linkedin learning video on organizational design, questions around how to structure the organization include all of the following except:

• how should power be allocated across these roles?
• what are our unique differentiators as a company?
• how should we group work together?
• what roles are needed to lead the work?

Explanation:

First Question (Building Principles of Organic Management System)

Organic management systems emphasize flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability. Interdependency and cooperative effort align with organic structures (focus on teamwork, mutual reliance). Stability, predictability, bureaucracy, centralized decision - making, and heavy rules/regulations are characteristics of mechanistic (not organic) systems.

Larger organizations typically have more structural differentiation (divided into specialized units), more decentralization (delegate to middle managers), more formalization (rules, job descriptions), and more hierarchical levels. The statement "They are less structurally differentiated than smaller organizations" is false as larger orgs have greater differentiation.

Organizational design questions about structuring include power allocation, work grouping, and role identification. "What are our unique differentiators as a company?" relates to strategic positioning (not organizational structure design) and is the exception.

Answer:

A. Interdependency and cooperative effort

Question 20 (False Statement about Larger Organizations)