Chapter 8 Quiz

Line-and-staff organizations work well in organizations with:

A relatively unchanging environment.

In Weber's view of a bureaucratic organization, the organization demands:

Clearly established rules and guidelines that to be precisely followed.

Young people today are often called __________ because they have never known life without the Internet.

Digital natives.

The concept of ____________ suggests that as a firm produces more, the average cost of goods produced goes down.

Economies of scale.

Which of the following is considered to be an advantage of functional departmentalization?

Employee skills can be developed in depth.

A ____________ organization is characterized by direct two-way lines of responsibility, authority, and communication running from the top to the bottom of the organization, with all people reporting to only one supervisor.

Line.

_____________ is using communications technology and other means to link organizations and allow them to work together on common objectives.

Networking.

The optimum number of subordinates a manager can supervise is referred to as the:

Span of control.

An organization that consists of many layers of management is referred to as a(n) ____________ organization.

Tall.

Which term describes a company being so open to other companies working with it that electronic information is shared as if the companies were one?

Transparency.