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






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






3. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






6. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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






10. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






14. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






20. 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






21. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






34. The production of items in continuous processes






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






36. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






37. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






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






40. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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