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






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






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






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. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






8. 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






9. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






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






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






14. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






16. The production of items in large batches






17. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






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






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






22. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Creating or changing an organization's structure






31. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






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






36. Virtual organization; Network organization






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






46. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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






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