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Management 101: Organizational Structure And Design

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Opening up the search for new ideas beyond the organization's boundaries and allowing innovations to easily transfer inward and outward






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






3. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






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






9. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






10. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






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






36. The production of items in large batches






37. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






39. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






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






44. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






46. The production of item in units or small batches






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. 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






49. The production of items in continuous processes






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







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