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






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






3. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






4. The production of items in large batches






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






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






7. 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






8. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






10. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






13. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






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






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






27. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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. An organizational structure in which employees continuously work on projects






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






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






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






45. The production of items in continuous processes






46. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






50. 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