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






2. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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






6. 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






7. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






9. The production of item in units or small batches






10. The production of items in large batches






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






24. The production of items in continuous processes






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






26. Virtual organization; Network organization






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. An organizational design that's rigid and tightly controlled






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






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






43. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






46. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






47. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






49. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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