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






2. 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






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






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






5. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






7. Virtual organization; Network organization






8. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






19. The production of items in continuous processes






20. The production of items in large batches






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






22. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






23. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. The production of item in units or small batches






30. 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






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






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






33. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






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






39. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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