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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. 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






2. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






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






7. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






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






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






11. The production of items in large batches






12. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






13. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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. A work team composed of individuals from various functional specialties






17. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






27. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






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






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






32. The production of item in units or small batches






33. Virtual organization; Network organization






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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