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






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






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






4. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






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






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






8. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The production of items in continuous processes






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






17. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






26. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The production of items in large batches






35. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






37. The visual representation of an organization's structure






38. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






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






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







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