Chapter 15

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Across
  1. 1. type of directorate where a person sits on multiple boards
  2. 2. production of large batches
  3. 4. what organizations seek to establish by taking a highly moral road
  4. 7. interdependence requiring intensive back and forth between subunits
  5. 9. extent to which problems and exceptions affect transformation
  6. 11. joining together of two organizations
  7. 12. the purchase of one organization by another
  8. 15. the environment as viewed by internal managers and executives
  9. 18. lowest level of interdependence
  10. 20. how top execs seek to cope with the environment
Down
  1. 1. extent to which subunits depend on each other for resources, raw materials, or information
  2. 3. interdependence based on steps in transformation process
  3. 5. type of venture often used to break into new markets
  4. 6. type of alliance involving partnering with other organizations
  5. 8. production of single items or small batches
  6. 10. activities, equipment, and knowledge necessary for transformation
  7. 13. what exists when the environment is vague and unpredictable
  8. 14. outside groups other than direct competitors who want some say in how the organization is run
  9. 15. production involving non-stop process 24/7
  10. 16. type of dependence on environmental inputs
  11. 17. a type of integration where you buy your suppliers and/or distributors
  12. 19. systems that take in inputs, transform them and send them back out