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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. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. The production of item in units or small batches






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






11. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






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






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






16. The production of items in large batches






17. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






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






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






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






21. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






32. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






35. 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






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






37. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






40. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






42. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






47. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






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






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






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