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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. Open innovation; Strategic partnership






10. 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






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






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






13. The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization






14. The production of item in units or small batches






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






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






17. The obligation or expectation to perform any assigned duties






18. The production of items in large batches






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






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






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






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






23. Telecommuting; Compressed workweek; Flextime; Job sharing






24. Virtual organization; Network organization






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






26. Creating or changing an organization's structure






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






28. The basis by which jobs are grouped together






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






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






31. Dividing work activities into separate job tasks






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






33. The visual representation of an organization's structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The production of items in continuous processes






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






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






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