Network designs are effective for situations which require coordination and linking

73. Network designs are effective for situations which require coordination and linking of people from many organizations at many locations.

ANS: T Strategy

74. By connecting people in different locations network design enhances fast communication so people can act together.

ANS: T  Strategy

75. Network designs hold down administrative costs because everyone in a department shares the training, experiences, and resources needed to perform that function.

ANS: F

Functional designs hold down administrative costs because everyone in a department shares the training, experiences, and resources needed to perform that function.

 Strategy

76. Organizations using network design have the advantages of gaining an understanding of the customer’s problem quickly and minimizing bureaucracy.

ANS: T Strategy

77. An adverse affect of using geographic design is duplication of functions at each individual regional location.

ANS: T Strategy

78. The network design involves the establishment of self-contained units, each capable of developing, producing, marketing, and distributing its own goods and services.

ANS: F

The product design involves the establishment of self-contained units, each capable of developing, producing, marketing, and distributing its own goods and services.

Strategy