Organization Theory and Design Canadian 3rd Edition Daft Test Bank
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 017653220X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0176532208
- Author: Richard L. Daft
Organizations must adapt to changing and often challenging environments. This third Canadian edition helps students understand and design organizations for today’s complex environment. The concepts and models offered in this text are integrated with changing events in the real world, presenting the most recent thinking and providing an up-to-date view of organizations. Detailed Canadian examples and cases capture the richness of the Canadian experience, while international examples accurately represent Canada’s role in the world.
Table contents:
- Part 1: Introduction to Organizations
- Ch 1: Organizations and Organization Theory
- A Look Inside: Air Canada
- Organization Theory in Action
- The Evolution of Organization Theory and Design
- What Is an Organization?
- Perspectives on Organizations
- Dimensions of Organizational Design
- Framework for the Book
- Ch 1: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 1: Key Concepts
- Ch 1: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 1 Workbook: Measuring Dimensions of Organizations
- Case for Analysis: Teleflex Canada: A Culture of Innovation
- Part 2: Organizational Purpose and Structural Design
- Ch 2: Strategy, Organizational Design, and Effectiveness
- A Look Inside: Tim Hortons
- The Role of Strategic Direction in Organizational Design
- Organizational Purpose
- A Framework for Selecting Strategy and Design
- Assessing Organizational Effectiveness
- Contingency Effectiveness Approaches
- New Directions
- Ch 2: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 2: Key Concepts
- Ch 2: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 2 Workbook: Identifying Company Goals and Strategies
- Case for Analysis: Jones Soda
- Case for Analysis: “I want there to be!”: Apple Inc.’s Foxconn Test
- Chapter 2 Workshop: Competing Values
- Ch 3: Fundamentals of Organizational Structure
- A Look Inside: Desjardins Group (Desjardins)
- Ch 3: Introduction
- Organizational Structure
- Information-Processing Perspective on Structure
- Organizational Design Alternatives
- Functional, Divisional, and Geographical Designs
- Matrix Structure
- Horizontal Structure
- Virtual Network Structure
- Hybrid Structures
- Applications of Structural Design
- New Directions
- Ch 3: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 3: Key Concepts
- Ch 3: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 3 Workbook: You and Organizational Structure
- Case for Analysis: Aquarius Advertising Agency
- Case for Analysis: Eva’s Phoenix Print Shop
- Part 3: Open-System Design Elements
- Ch 4: The External Environment
- A Look Inside: Nokia
- Ch 4: Introduction
- The Environmental Domain
- Environmental Uncertainty
- Adapting to Environmental Uncertainty
- Framework for Organizational Responses to Uncertainty
- Resource Dependence
- Controlling Environmental Resources
- Ch 4: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 4: Key Concepts
- Ch 4: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 4 Workbook: Organizations You Rely On
- Case for Analysis: The Paradoxical Twins: Acme and Omega Electronics
- Case for Analysis: Vancity: Doing Good, Doing Well
- Ch 5: Interorganizational Relationships
- A Look Inside: Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota)
- Ch 5: Introduction
- Organizational Ecosystems
- Resource Dependence
- Collaborative Networks
- Population Ecology
- Institutionalism
- Ch 5: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 5: Key Concepts
- Ch 5: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 5 Workbook: Management Fads
- Case for Analysis: Apple
- Case for Analysis: Hugh Russel, Inc.
- Chapter 5 Workshop: Ugli Orange Case
- Ch 6: Designing Organizations for the International Environment
- A Look Inside: Alcan
- Ch 6: Introduction
- Entering the Global Arena
- Designing Structure to Fit Global Strategy
- Building Global Capabilities
- Cultural Differences in Coordination and Control
- The Transnational Model of Organization
- Ch 6: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 6: Key Concepts
- Ch 6: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 6 Workbook: Appreciating Cultural Differences
- Case for Analysis: Ivanhoe Mines
- Case for Analysis: The “Pianistic Other” in Shenzhen
- Chapter 6 Workshop: Working Abroad
- Part 4: Internal Design Elements
- Ch 7: Manufacturing and Service Technologies
- A Look Inside: Manitobah Mukluks
- Ch 7: Introduction
- Core Organization Manufacturing Technology
- Contemporary Applications
- Core Organization Service Technology
- Noncore Departmental Technology
- Department Design
- Workflow Interdependence among Departments
- Impact of Technology on Job Design
- Ch 7: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 7: Key Concepts
- Ch 7: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 7 Workbook: Bistro Technology
- Case for Analysis: Metropolitan College
- Ch 8: Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline
- A Look Inside: Interpol
- Ch 8: Introduction
- Organization Size: Is Bigger Better?
- Organizational Life Cycle
- Organizational Bureaucracy and Control
- Bureaucracy in a Changing World
- Organizational Control Strategies
- Organizational Decline and Downsizing
- Ch 8: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 8: Key Concepts
- Ch 8: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 8 Workbook: Control Mechanisms
- Case for Analysis: Daily Grind Coffee Inc.
- Case for Analysis: I Love Rewards Inc.
- Part 5: Managing Dynamic Processes
- Ch 9: Organizational Culture and Ethical Values
- A Look Inside: Birks & Mayors Inc. (Birks)
- Organizational Culture
- Organizational Design and Culture
- Organizational Culture, Learning, and Performance
- Ethical Values and Social Responsibility
- Sources of Ethical Values in Organizations
- How Leaders Shape Culture and Ethics
- Organizational Culture and Ethics in a Global Environment
- Ch 9: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 9: Key Concepts
- Ch 9: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 9 Workbook: Shop ’Til You Drop: Organizational Culture in the Retail World
- Case for Analysis: Closing the Gap Healthcare Group
- Case for Analysis: Queen’s Returns Radler Gift
- Chapter 9 Workshop: Where to Begin—A Framework for Developing Your CSR Strategy
- Ch 10: Innovation and Change
- A Look Inside: Toyota Motor Corporation
- Ch 10: Introduction
- Innovate or Perish: The Strategic Role of Change
- Elements for Successful Change
- Technology Change
- New Products and Services
- Strategy and Structure Change
- Culture Change
- Strategies for Implementing Change
- Ch 10: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 10: Key Concepts
- Ch 10: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 10 Workbook: Innovation Climate
- Case for Analysis: Change at Defence Research and Development—DRDC Toronto
- Case for Analysis: Osoyoos Band
- Ch 11: Decision-Making Processes
- A Look Inside: Anishinabek Nation
- Ch 11: Introduction
- Definitions
- Individual Decision Making
- Organizational Decision Making
- The Learning Organization
- Contingency Decision-Making Framework
- Special Decision Circumstances
- Ch 11: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 11: Key Concepts
- Ch 11: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 11 Workbook: Decision Styles
- Case for Analysis: The Big Carrot
- Case for Analysis: Nackawic Community Story
- Chapter 11 Workshop: Mist Ridge
- Ch 12: Conflict, Power, and Politics
- A Look Inside: Harold Ballard and the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Ch 12: Introduction
- Intergroup Conflict in Organizations
- Power and Organizations
- Political Processes in Organizations
- Using Power, Politics, and Collaboration
- Ch 12: Summary and Interpretation
- Ch 12: Key Concepts
- Ch 12: Discussion Questions
- Chapter 12 Workbook: How Do You Handle Conflict?
- Case for Analysis: The Irving Dynasty to End?
- Case for Analysis: The National Hockey League Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Chapter 12 Workshop: Understanding Conflict in Your Teams
- Integrative Cases
- Integrative Case 1.0: IKEA: Scandinavian Style
- Integrative Case 2.0: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids®)
- Integrative Case 3.0: Costco: Join the Club
- Integrative Case 4.0: “Ramrod” Stockwell
- Integrative Case 5.0: Make Green Delicious: Sustainability at Jamie Kennedy Kitchens
- Integrative Case 6.0: The Donor Services Department
- Integrative Case 7.0: The War of the Woods: A Forestry Giant Seeks Peace
- Integrative Case 8.0: Chiquita in Colombia
- Integrative Case 9.0: Genocide in Rwanda: Leadership, Ethics and Organizational “Failure” in a P
- Integrative Case 10.0: The International Career Opportunity: From Dream to Nightmare in Eight Weeks
- References
- Glossary
- Name Index
- Organization Index
- Subject Index
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