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Management 101: Organizational Structure And Design

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A work team composed of individuals from various functional specialties






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






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






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






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






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






7. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






8. 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






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






10. An organization that has developed the capacity to continuously learn - adapt - and change






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






12. The production of items in large batches






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






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






15. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






17. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






21. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






23. The production of item in units or small batches






24. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






27. A temporary committee or team formed to tackle a specific short-term problem affecting service department






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






37. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






38. The production of items in continuous processes






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






40. An organizational structure that uses its own employees to do some work activities and networks of outside suppliers to provide other needed product components or work processes






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






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






43. The visual representation of an organization's structure






44. 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






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






46. The number of employees a manager can efficiently and effectively manage






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






48. 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






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






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







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