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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 work team composed of individuals from various functional specialties






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






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






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






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






6. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






8. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






9. Creating or changing an organization's structure






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The visual representation of an organization's structure






24. 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






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






26. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






27. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






28. The production of items in large batches






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






30. Virtual organization; Network organization






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






47. The production of item in units or small batches






48. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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