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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. An organizational design that's rigid and tightly controlled






2. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. The production of items in large batches






9. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






23. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






26. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






27. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






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






41. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






44. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






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






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






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






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






50. Open innovation; Strategic partnership