Mechanistic organization communication is to emphasize direction and decisions issued by superiors.

43. Top management typically makes decisions that determine the extent to which an organization will operate mechanistically or organically.

ANS: T  Strategy
44. In an mechanistic organization communication is to emphasize direction and decisions issued by superiors.

ANS: T Strategy
45. Organic organizations network structure of control, authority, and communication.

ANS: T Strategy
46. In the Change Competency “KFC in China,” franchising was extremely popular in Chinese businesses.

ANS: F

In the Change Competency “KFC in China,” franchising was not a standard practice in Chinese businesses because intellectual property laws were weak and there were no foreign brands.

 Strategy
47. Division of labor means that the work of the organization is divided into smaller tasks.

ANS: T Strategy
48. The mechanistic organization tends to reduce the cost of high turnover by delegating decision making to lower levels.

ANS: F

The organic organization tends to reduce the cost of high turnover by delegating decision making to lower levels.

 Strategy