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






2. 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






3. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






13. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






14. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






15. The production of items in large batches






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






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






18. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






36. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The visual representation of an organization's structure






50. The basis by which jobs are grouped together