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What about bureaucratic or mechanistic organizations

1. In Learning from Experience: José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo of Petrobras, there was so much outrage over the oil spill of January 2000 that ______.
a.
environmental groups and local fisherman protested outside of Petrobras’s headquarters
b.
some protesters chained themselves to the entrance of the building
c.
there were attacks on Petrobras executives
d.
both environmental groups and local fisherman protested outside of Petrobras’s headquarters and some protesters chained themselves to the entrance of the building
 
ANS:  D                  

     2.   In Learning from Experience: José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo of Petrobras, Petrobas took which of the following actions in response to the disasters to become a benchmark company for outstanding environmental performance?
a.
leaders in the company set out guidelines for required performance in 15 areas, such as regulatory compliance
b.
Petrobras decided to give preference to ordering supplies from local Brazilian companies if these companies could meet the environmental standards set by Petrobras
c.
the company created a new director position for health and safety
d.
all of these

 ANS:  D                  

     3.   Because organizations exist in a changing environment and are themselves constantly changing, bureaucratic or mechanistic organizations are:
a.
increasingly effective
b.
totally obsolete
c.
increasingly ineffective
d.
the organizational ideal for the future
 
ANS:  C