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Management 101: Organizational Structure And Design

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An organizational structure that assigns specialists from different functional departments to work on one or more projects






2. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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






6. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






10. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






13. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






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






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






41. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






42. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






43. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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







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