MIE201 Exam 3 (Ch. 7 Connect Questions)

What characterizes centralized organizations?

Authority is concentrated at the top levels of the organization Very little decision-making authority is delegated to lower levels

What factors would lead to a business being more centralized in its organization?

Decisions are made to be risky Low-level managers are not highly skilled in decision-making

True or False: In recent years, the trend has been more toward centralized organizations.

False

True or False: The act of delegating authority to a subordinate relieves the superior of accountability for the delegated job.

False

Why can over centralization cause serious problems for an organization?

It can prevent lower-level employees from reporting problems It can take longer for the organization to implement decisions It can take longer for the organization to respond to changes on a regional scale

A tall organization is characterized by _____.

Many layers of managers Higher administrative costs A narrow span of management

If an organization temporarily borrows its specialists from different functional areas to accomplish a common project, it is implementing what type of organization?

Matrix

Narrow span of management:

Problems are common Managers have many responsibilities in addition to supervision Interaction between superiors and subordinates is frequent

Wide span of management:

Subordinates are highly competent Few problems arise Supervisors and subordinates follow specific operating procedures

Defined as two or more individuals who communicate with one another, share a common identity, and have a common goal.

a group

The principle of accountability means that _____.

an employee who accepts an assignment and the authority to carry it out is answerable to a superior for the outcome.

Delegation of _____ means not only giving tasks to employees but also empowering them to make committees, use resources, and take whatever actions are necessary to carry out those tasks.

authority

An organization's values, beliefs, traditions, rules and role models for behavior that are shared by all are an organization's _____.

culture

In a _____ organization the decision-making authority is delegated as farm down the chain of command as possible.

decentralized

A work group:

emphasizes individual accountability emphasizes individual work products promotes individual leadership

The four ways in which departments are commonly organized:

geographic location function customer product

A work team:

has both individual and mutual accountability has shared leadership roles creates collective work products

Organizational _____ are the levels of management in an organization.

layers

An organization that has 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 is called a _____ structure.

line

A firm is looking to restructure its organization into larger groups. It is deciding whether to organize its departments on the basis of geography, customer type, or product. Either way, structuring the firm in this way is utilizing the _____ structure.

multidivisional

A special type of team formed to devise, design, and implement a new product is a _____.

product-development team

The functional approach to departmentalization is common in _____ organizations

small

In a line-and-staff structure, those managers that provide advise and support to line department on specialized matters such as finance, engineering, and human resources are called _____ managers.

staff

A _____ is a group of employees, selected for their expertise, who come together on a temporary basis to bring about a particular change in an organization.

task force

A _____ is a small group whose members have complementary skills; have a common purpose, goals, and approach; and hold themselves mutually accountable

team

A _____ span of management is appropriate when superiors and subordinates are located close to one another, the manager has few responsibilities other than supervision, subordinates are highly competent, and there are specific operating procedures in place.

wide