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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 structure made up of separate - semiautonomous units or divisions






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The production of items in large batches






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






22. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






23. Team structure; Matrix-project structure; Boundaryless structure; and Learning 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. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






26. Creating or changing an organization's structure






27. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






28. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






34. The production of item in units or small batches






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






36. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






40. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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