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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS ON     CO 1:  INTRO TO COMPLEX ORGS            Fall,  2008 

1.  In relation to why we study orgs, most  ________________________  have an  organizational component

2.  In relation to orgl outcomes & effects, interlocking directorates are a form of intercorporate  ___________________________  via shared stock ownership & common directors that allows corps to have great power 

3.  In relation to contested terrain, in modern society, conflict inside the organization, i.e.  ___________________  conflict, replaced class conflict 

4.  In relation to orgs & social change, __________________________  is theoretically guided action

5.  In relation to the legal forms of orgs, a firm that is controlled by the  ___________________  company is called a subsidiary

6.  The disadvantages of the sole proprietorship include a  __________________________________  in that when the owner dies, the sole proprietorship dies

7.  There are many advantages to a partnership including that they are have a single  __________________________________  (corps have double tax) 

8.  A corporation that has paid out all real value & has little left internally, is known as a  _______________  corporation 

9.  In relation to reification, for Lukacs,  ____________________________  reifies more than other forms of society 

10.  In relation to org types, it is difficult to classify orgs because orgs are not  ______________________________ 

11.  In relation to human formations, a  ____________________________  is a set of all the organizations & / or institutions in an area 

12.  In relation to democratic orgs, labor law & employee involvement programs,  __________________________  control circles, workplace democracy, etc. are all factors that interact & shape orgs & thus the orgl env

13.  Marx said little on his vision of the future, what orgs or society would look like after  ___________________

14.  For Weber on organizations,  ___________________  interactions are goal oriented via purposively (not rational) patterned processes 

15.  In relation to Barnard on org types, name one of Barnard's requirements for orgs to operate:    _____________________________ 

16.  In relation to Etzioni on org types, Etzioni recognizes that lower level participants  _____________________  in orgs for a variety of reasons

17.  In relation to Mintzberg on org types, he believes that there are many fundamental types of organizations including the simple structure, the machine bureaucracy, the  _________________________  bureaucracy, the divisionalized form, & the adhocracy 

18.  In relation to Scott's rat, nat & open systems,  ____________________ orgs exhibit relatively highly formalized social structure 

19.  In relation to networks, individuals have networks that operate w/ the same  __________________  as organizational networks 

20.  Org change is said to be _______________ when someone ( any orgl actor ) consciously tries to change the org 

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ESSAY QUESTION ON     CO 1:  INTRO TO COMPLEX ORGS

1.  In relation to orgl outcomes & effects, discuss broadly, the outcomes of org activity including how they impact society.  On what levels do they affect society?  Discuss the nature of orgl domination.  How is the workplace a contested terrain?  How are orgs agents of social change?  Are these outcomes, i.e. domination, conflict at work, & social change, parallel or divergent?  Explain. 

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