CS Organizational Design & Strategy Execution 2

Question 1

According to Galbraith's Star Model of organizational design, which five elements must be aligned for effective strategy execution?

Accepted Answer

Strategy, Structure, Processes, Rewards, People

Answer

Galbraith's Star Model holds that Strategy, Structure, Processes, Rewards, and People must all be mutually aligned for an organization to execute effectively.

Question 2

When a company transitions from a geographic structure to a global matrix structure, the primary trade-off is:

Accepted Answer

Gaining dual accountability at the expense of role clarity

Answer

Matrix structures create dual reporting lines (e.g., product and geography) which improve cross-functional integration but introduce ambiguity about authority and accountability.

Question 3

A 'centers of excellence' (CoE) model is typically used in organizational design to:

Accepted Answer

Centralize specialized expertise that can be shared across business units

Answer

A Center of Excellence pools specialized knowledge and best practices in one unit that provides services or expertise to the rest of the organization, avoiding duplication.

Question 4

The 'strategy-structure' hypothesis, originally proposed by Alfred Chandler, states that:

Accepted Answer

A firm should design its structure to follow and support its strategy

Answer

Chandler's landmark study of U.S. corporations concluded that organizational structure should follow strategy — companies that diversified without restructuring experienced inefficiency.

Question 5

Which change management model involves unfreezing existing behaviors, implementing change, and refreezing new behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Lewin's Three-Stage Model

Answer

Kurt Lewin's Three-Stage Model describes change as a sequence of Unfreeze (creating readiness), Change (implementing new processes), and Refreeze (embedding new behaviors).

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CS Organizational Design & Strategy Execution 2