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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. The production of items in continuous processes






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






6. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






7. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






11. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






14. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






18. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






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






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






30. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






32. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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 production of items in large batches






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The production of item in units or small batches






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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