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






2. The production of items in continuous processes






3. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






6. The production of items in large batches






7. 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






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






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






10. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






22. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






23. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






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






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






38. An organizational structure that assigns specialists from different functional departments to work on one or more projects






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






40. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






42. The visual representation of an organization's structure






43. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






46. 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






47. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






50. The practice of having two or more people split a full-time job