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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. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






3. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






6. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






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






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






10. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






13. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






14. 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






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






16. The production of items in large batches






17. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






33. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






48. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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