BMGT Exam 2(8,9,11,13)

Which of the following structures is generally better suited for large​ companies?

Mechanistic structure

According to Mary Parker​ Follett's guidelines on​ coordination, how can coordination be attained with the least amount of​ difficulty?

Through direct horizontal relationships and personal communications

Why should managers delegate job​ activities?

To enhance the accomplishment of management system objectives

What management principle recommends that an individual have only one​ boss?

Unity of Command

What is the first step in the delegation​ process?

Assigning specific duties

________ is the right to act in certain designated ways to directly influence others.

Authority

Which of the following factors most likely supports a need for more​ decentralization?

A heterogeneous product line

Which of the following should be included in a​ well-written job​ description?

A list of key duties

Which concept implies some type of punishment or reward based on how well an individual performs predetermined​ activities?

Accountability

The degree of responsibility that a manager possesses can be determined by appraising four major dimensions. Which of the following is NOT​ one?

Behavior with customers and suppliers

According to​ Weber's classical organizing​ theory, which of the following is a management system characterized by detailed​ procedures, an organizational​ hierarchy, and impersonal relationships among​ employees?

Bureaucracy

Which of the following involves few job activities and little authority being delegated by management to​ subordinates?

Centralization

_________ is the orderly arrangement of effort in a group to ensure unity among members in accomplishing a common goal.

Coordination

Which of the following is a primary focus of​ organizing?

Deciding how to use organizational resources

Marcia, a​ manager, assigns workers specific job activities and gives them the needed authority to complete them. This example best illustrates​ ________.

Delegation

Which of the following arguments has been presented against the use of division of​ labor?

Division of labor focuses solely on efficiency and economic benefit

Which structure would be characterized by a greater span of​ management?

Flat

According to Shetty and​ Carlisle, knowledge,​ experience, and values influence which forces in the formal structure of the management​ system?

Forces in the manager

Which term refers to the relationships among a​ firm's human resources as determined by​ management?

Formal structure

At Quality​ Electronics, departments in the​ firm's formal structure are determined based on the type of activity being performed within the management system. The firm has separate departments for​ marketing, finance,​ production, and research and development. Which type of departmentalization is used at Quality​ Electronics?

Functional

Which term refers to the right to give orders within a segment of the organization in which this right​ doesn't exist​ normally?

Functional authority

According to management​ theorists, what is the most basic method of dividing​ jobs?

Functional similarity method

The extent to which a firm uses lateral subdivisions within the organization is called​ _________.

Horizontal dimensioning

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of employee​ delegation?

Increased ability to track the progress of tasks

Which term refers to an organizational network that stems from interpersonal relationships between organization​ members?

Informal structure

Which of the following is a formal statement that lists specific activities that must be performed in a​ position?

Job description

Which of the following helps to describe organizational relationships and how management duties relate to each​ other?

Management responsibility guide

Which statement best explains why it is more important to clarify the job activities of managers than​ nonmanagers?

Managers affect a greater portion of resources

Which of the following involves developing orderly uses for organizational resources within the management​ system?

Organizing

As a manager at Dixon​ Industries, Parker has the ability to establish a network of employees who are able to solve implementation issues as they occur. Which of the following is Parker most likely​ exhibiting?

Organizing skills

What term refers to a situation in which more than one individual is responsible for the same​ activity?

Overlapping responsibility

Putting organizational goals ahead of personal desires or activities falls under which dimension of responsible management​ behavior?

Personal attitudes and values

Which concept asserts that a person at the top of an organization chart holds the most authority and a person at the lowest part of an organization chart holds the least amount of​ authority?

Scalar relationship

Which role of staff personnel has them acting like suppliers for line​ personnel, providing them with workers that have the ability to perform necessary​ functions?

Service role

George, a​ manager, directly supervises four employees at Hoffman Industries. Which term refers to the number of subordinates that George​ has?

Span of management

What was​ Graicunas's main contribution to span of​ management?

Span of management has a widespread effect on an organization

​Jill, who works in the accounting department at CVC​ Electronics, has the right to advise those with line authority. Jill most likely possesses​ ________ authority.

Staff

Which of the following is a​ subordinate-related obstacle that can make delegation​ difficult?

Subordinates are afraid of failing

Which of the following is NOT a step in the functional similarity​ method?

Testing out job tasks

Which of the following is NOT necessary for an order to be accepted and acted​ on?

The individual understands the order came from the manager

Which of the following is LEAST effective when managing a matrix​ structure?

Using command-and-control managers

When work is being done in a widely dispersed​ area, or customers are​ scattered, how should an organization structure its departments to minimize the impact of​ distance?

by geography

The situational factor asserting that it is more difficult to manage a large number of individuals who work in difficult and involved activities is called​ ________.

complexity of functions

At Wilson​ Industries, there are three majors buyers of the​ firm's products that make up​ 90% of all of Wilson​ Industries' sales. To help facilitate dealing with each of these​ buyers, the company departmentalized by creating a department for each one. This is known as departmentalization by​ ________.

customer

The most fundamental authority in an​ organization, which is involved with giving orders concerning production​ activities, is known as​ ________.

line authority

Wilson Industries wants to set up a departmentalization structure in which project managers borrow workers from various parts of the organization to complete specific​ projects, but each worker maintains certain responsibilities to their product and functional area. This would fit best with a​ ________.

matrix structure

An organizational structure in which resources and job are grouped together in order to​ create, produce, and market specific products or services is referred to as​ _________ departmentalization.

product

The​ self-assumed commitment to handle a job to the best of​ one's ability, and perhaps the most fundamental method of channeling​ activity, is called​ _________.

responsibility

Which term refers to a situational factor that influences span of management when subordinates are physically​ separated?

Geographic continuity

What is the result when a task is not included in the responsibility area of any individual in the​ organization?

Responsibility gap