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Management 101: Organizational Structure And Design

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A temporary committee or team formed to tackle a specific short-term problem affecting service department






2. A workweek where employees work longer hours per day but fewer days per week






3. An organizational structure in which the entire organization is made up of work teams






4. The production of items in continuous processes






5. The view that authority comes from the willingness of subordinates to accept it






6. Team structure; Matrix-project structure; Boundaryless structure; and Learning structure






7. Temporary - freelance - or contract workers whose employment is contingent upon demand for their services






8. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






9. The production of items in large batches






10. A work team composed of individuals from various functional specialties






11. Functional departmentalization; Geographical departmentalization; Product departmentalization; Process departmentalization; Customer departmentalization






12. An organizational design that's rigid and tightly controlled






13. A scheduling system in which employees are required to work a specific number of hours a week but are free to vary those hours within certain limits






14. Collaborative relationships between two or more organizations in which they combine their resources and capabilities for some business purpose






15. High demands of managing the process; Extensive support needed; Cultural challenges; Greater need for flexibility; Crucial changes required in low knowledge is controlled and shared






16. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






17. An organizational design that groups together similar or related occupational specialties






18. The degree to which decision making is concentrated at upper levels of the organization






19. The production of item in units or small batches






20. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






21. Authority that entitles a manager to direct the work of an employee






22. Positions with some authority that have been created to support - assist - and advise those holding the authority






23. Virtual organization; Network organization






24. A work team composed of individuals from various functional specialties






25. The line of authority extending from upper organizational levels to the lowest levels - which clarifies who reports to whom






26. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






27. The rights inherited in a management position to tell people what to do and to expect them to do it






28. Arranging and structuring work to accomplish the organization's goals






29. High specialization; Rigid departmentalization; Clear chain of command; Narrow spans of control; Centralization; High formalization






30. The visual representation of an organization's structure






31. An organizational structure in which employees continuously work on projects






32. How standardized an organization's jobs are and the extent to which employee behavior is guided by rules and procedures






33. The degree to which lower-level employees provide input or actually make decisions






34. An organizational structure made up of separate - semiautonomous units or divisions






35. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






36. An organizational structure that consists of a small core of full-time employees and outside specialists temporarily hired as needed to work on projects






37. Give customers what they want - a voice; Allow organizations to respond to complex problems; Nurture internal and external relationships; Bring focus back to marketplace; Provide way to cope with rising costs and uncertainties of product development






38. Opening up the search for new ideas beyond the organization's boundaries and allowing innovations to easily transfer inward and outward






39. Potential interpersonal conflict; Different views and competing goals; Logistics of coordinating






40. Cross-functional team; Task force; Communities of practice






41. A work arrangement in which employees work at home and are linked to the workplace by computer






42. Cross-functional teams; Cross-hierarchical teams; Free flow of information; Wide spans of control; Decentralization; Low formalization






43. An organizational structure whose design is not defined by or limited to the horizontal - vertical or external boundaries imposed by a predefined structure






44. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






45. Giving employees more authority (power) to make decisions






46. An organizational design that's highly adaptive and flexible






47. Group of people who share a concern - a set of problems - or a passion about a topic - and who deepen their knowledge and experience in that area by interacting on an ongoing basis






48. The management principle that each person should report to only one manager






49. An organizational design with low departmentalization - wide spans of control - centralized authority - and little formalization






50. Increased communication and coordination; Greater innovative output; Enhanced ability to address complex problems; Sharing of information and best practices