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Effectivness and Efficiency
Is the degree of efficiency high, medium or low ? high medium low
Is the degree of effectiveness high, medium or low ? high medium low
Environment
Is the organizational environment simple or complex? simple complex higly complex
What is the level of uncertainty of the environment? low medium high
Is the equivocality of the environment low or high? low medium high
Is the organizational environment hostile - how tough is the competition? extreme high medium low
National Culture
The power distance is: high medium high medium medium low low
The level of uncertainty avoidance is: high medium high medium medium low low
The level of masculinity is: high medium high medium medium low low
The level of individualism is: high medium to high medium medium low low
Stratetic Exploitation and Exploration
Does the organization have a high or low product innovation? high medium low
Does the organization have a high or low process innovation? high medium low
Does the organization have a high or low concern for quality? high medium low
How does the organization�s price level compare to its competitors? high medium low
Does the organization operate in an industry with high or low capital requirements? high medium low
Diversity
Does the organization have many different products? many some few
Does the organization operate in many or few different markets? many some few
Does the organization operate in more than one country? If yes, is the activity level abroad greater than 25%? yes - activity level greater than 25% yes - activity level lower than 25% no
Does the organization have many different products in the foreign market? many some few none
Current Configuration
What is the organization�s current organizational configuration? simple functional divisional matrix adhocracy other
Is the current organizational configuration a bureaucracy? machine bureaucracy professional bureaucracy not a bureaucracy
What is your organizations degree of IT-infusion? very high high medium low very low
What is the organizations degree of virtualization? very high high medium low very low
What is the current configuration�s degree of internationalization? multi domestic global international transnational not an international configuration
What is the organizations degree of local responsiveness? very high high medium low very low
What is your organizations degree of optimal sourcing? very high high medium low very low
Current Complexity
How many different job titles are there ? very few small number moderate number large number great number 51 to 75 % 76 to 100 %
What proportion of employees hold advanced degrees or have many years of specialized training ? 0 to 10 % 11 to 20 % 21 to 50 %
How many vertical levels separate the chief executive from those employees working at the bottom of the organization ? 1 or 2 3 to 5 6 to 8 9 to 12 more than 12
What is the average number of vertical levels for the organization ? 1 or 2 3 to 5 6 to 8 9 to 12 more than 12
Including the main center, how many geographic locations are there where organization members are employed? 1 or 2 3 to 5 6 to 15 16 to 30 more than 30
What is the average distance of these outlying units from the organization's main center? less than 10 miles 11 to 100 miles 101 to 500 miles 501 to 3500 miles more than 3500 miles one site

What proportion of the organization's total work force is located at these outlying units ? less than 10 % 11 to 25 % 26 to 60 % 61 to 90 % more than 90 % one site
Geography
To what extent are the units of your firm located close to corporate headquarters or far from corporate headquarters ? No Answer / Undetermined Far away Medium far Medium Medium close Close
To what extendt does your firm consolidate work in one region of the world or does it distribute its work to many locales ? No Answer / Undetermined consolidate work in one region of the world medium consolidation of work in one region both consolidation and distribution medium distribution of the work to many locales distribution of the work to many locales
Knowledge
What is the overall volume of data that the organization must collect, process, and store on a regular basis ? very high high medium low very low
What is the tacit nature of the information that the organization must collect, process, and store on a regular basis ? very high high medium low very low
Technology
What is the major activity of the organization ? production service retail wholesale
What kind of technology does the organization have ? a mass production a process production a unit production
Does the organization have a routine technology? no some yes
Is the technology divisible? highly somewhat little
Does the organization have a strong or weak dominant technology? weak average strong
Does the organization use or plan to use an advanced information system? yes no
Organizational Climate
The level of trust - sharing, openness, confidence - is: high medium high medium medium low low
The level of conflict - disagreement, friction - in this organization is: high medium high medium medium low low
The employee morale - confidence, enthusiasm - in this organization is: high medium high medium medium low low
Rewards are given in an equitable fashion: highly equitable medium to highly equitable moderately equitable medium to inequitably inequitably
The organization's resistance to change is: high medium high medium medium low low
The leadership credibility - respect, inspiration, acceptance - is: high medium high medium medium low low
The level of scapegoating - shifting of responsibility for actions which fail - is: high medium high medium medium low low
Leadership Style
With respect to centralization/decentralization. What kind of decisions does the top management prefer to make? policy and general decisions both general and some operating decisions both general and operating decisions
Does the management prefer to make long-term decisions or short-term decisions? long-term decisions long-term and short-term decisions short-time decisions
Does top management prefer to use very detailed or very aggregate information when making decisions? very detailed information medium detailed information very aggregate information
Are management proactive or reactive on taking action? proactive/anticipating future events some proactive and some reactive reactive to events as they occur
What is top management's attitude towards risk? risk propensity risk neutral risk averse
What kind of motivation and control does top management prefer? motivation through inspiration a combination of motivation and control using control techniques
Size
How many employees does the organization have?
Age/Ownership
How old is the organization ? young mature old
What kind of ownership does the organization have ? private/controlled by owner incorporated/controlled by board public sector/controlled by bureaucracy subsidiary/tied to other units
Current Centralization
How much direct involvement does top management have in gathering the information they use in making decisions? none little some a great deal a very great deal
To what degree does top management participate in the interpretation of the information input? less than 20 % 21 to 40 % 41 to 60 % 61 to 80 % more than 80 %
To what degree does the top management directly control the execution of decisions? 0 to 20 % 21 to 40 % 41 to 60 % 61 to 80 % more than 80 %
How much discretion does the typical middle manager have in establishing his or her budget? very high high some little none
How much discretion does the typical middle manager have in determining how his or her unit will be evaluated? very high high some little none
How much discretion does the typical middle manager have in hiring and firing personnel? very high high some little none
How much discretion does the typical middle manager have over personnel rewards - (i.e., salary increases and promotions)? very great great some little none
How much discretion does the typical middle manager have over purchasing equipment and supplies? very high high some little none
How much discretion does the typical middle manager have over establishing a new project or program? very high high some little none
How much discretion does the typical middle manager have over how work exceptions are to be handled? very high high some little none
Current Formalization
Written job descriptions are available for ? none opera. employees or top management opera. employ. & first-line supervisors opera. employees, lower and middle mgmt all employees, excl. senior management all employees, incl. senior management
Where written job descriptions exist, how closely are employees supervised to ensure compliance with standards set in the job description ? very loosely loosely moderately closely closely very closely
How much latitude are employees allowed from the standards ? a great deal large amount a moderate amount very little none
What percentage of non-managerial employees are given written operating instructions or procedures for their job? 0 to 20 % 21 to 40 % 41 to 60 % 61 to 80 % 81 to 100 %
Of those managerial employees given written instructions or procedures to what extent are they followed ? none little some a great deal a very great deal no written instructions
To what extent are supervisors and middle managers free from rules procedures, and policies when they make decisions ? very frequently frequently some little none
What percentage of all the rules and procedures that exist within the organization is in writing ? less than 20 % 21 to 40 % 41 to 60 % 61 to 80 % more than 80 %
Current Incentives
What is the basis for designing incentives? Individual behavior individual results group based behavior group based results no principles

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