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






2. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






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






5. The production of item in units or small batches






6. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






7. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






8. The visual representation of an organization's structure






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






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






20. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. The production of items in continuous processes






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






33. The production of items in large batches






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






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






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






38. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






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






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






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






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