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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






8. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






9. The production of items in large batches






10. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






11. 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






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






13. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. The production of items in continuous processes






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






24. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Creating or changing an organization's structure






37. 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






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






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






40. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






43. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






46. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






47. 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






48. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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