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






2. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. The production of items in continuous processes






13. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






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






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






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






21. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






24. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






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






29. The visual representation of an organization's structure






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






37. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






41. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






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






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






46. The production of items in large batches






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






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






49. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






50. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization