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






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






3. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






5. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






6. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






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






29. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






40. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






42. The production of items in large batches






43. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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






46. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






48. 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






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






50. The production of items in continuous processes







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