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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






10. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. The production of items in large batches






18. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






21. The production of item in units or small batches






22. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






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






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






33. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






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






37. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






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






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






43. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






44. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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