Chapter 10 MGT3013

__ means that decision authority is located near the __ of the organization?

Centralization, top

When work specialization is extensive

employees perform a single task

Relative to the functional structure, the divisional strucutre

encourages decentralization

The biggest advantage to a virtual network approach is __ and __ on a global scale

flexibility, competitiveness

__ is the trend in recent years.

Wider spans of management

Louise works in the manufacturing department at Ice Sculptures. The work in department is low in task specialization.

does a variety of tasks and activities

All of the following are advantages of a functional structure EXCEPT

excellent coordination between functions

Theresa works in an organization where coordination across organizational units is poor and the units perceived themselves to be in competition with one another for organizational resources. These characteristics are consistent with which of the following structures?

A divisional structure

Which of the following structures is an incorrect fit in an unstable organization environment?

A vertical structure

The people with authority and responsibility are subject to reporting and justifying task outcomes to those above them in the chain of command. This is called __.

Accountability

Organizational structure includes which of these?

All of the above

The organization chart

All of the above

Disadvantages of the virtual network approach include

All of these

The team approach to departmentalization is a response to

All of these

Shooting Star, Inc. has slow response to external changes, centralized decision making, and coordination across departments. It is likely structured

Along functional lines

The formal and legitimate right of a manager to make decisions is

Authority

Boars' Nest Distributors is continually hampered by an inability to adapt to un unstable environment. Which of the following is a plausible explanation as to why?

Boars' Nest uses a vertical structure.

Jacob was recently looking at his company's organization chart in an attempt to discover who reports to whom. Jacob is studying his organization

Chain of command

Unity of command and the scalar principle are both closely related to the

Chain of command

Which is an advantage of the divisional structure?

Concern for customer's needs is high

Change and uncertainty in the environment are usually associated with

Decentralization

The use of teams may lead to too much

Decentralization

Gina wishes to transfer authority and responsibility to her subordinates. This process is known as __.

Delegation

Which of the following is the basis for grouping positions into departments abad departments the total organization?

Departmentalization

__ is also referred to as work specialization

Division of labor

Self-contained unit structure is a term used

Divisional structure

When departments are grouped together on the basis of organization outputs, the organization is using a

Divisional structure

According to your text, in very large companies, a

Divisional structure is essential

The functional, __, and __ are traditional approaches that rely on the chain of command define departmental groupings and reporting relationships along the hierarchy.

Divisional, matrix

All of the following are the major disadvantages of the matrix structure EXCEPT

Enlarged tasks for employees

All functions in a specific country or region report to the same division manager in __ divisions.

Geographic-based

Which of the following is an advantage of team structure?

Less response time, quicker decisions

Which department performs tasks that reflect the organization's primary goals and mission?

Line

Which of the following happens as organizations grow?

Managers have to find ways to tie different departments

Which of the following typically is NOT considered a staff department?

Manufacturing

Carly's Clothes, Inc. manufactures children's clothes. Which of the following departments for Carly's Clothes can be considered a line department.

Manufacturing department

A formal chain of command for both functional and divisional relationships is provided by the __ approach to structure.

Matrix

Global companies often use a __ structure to achieve simultaneous coordination of products across countries.

Matrix

The __ is the product or functional boss, who is responsible for one side of the matrix.

Matrix boss

Kent works at the Tick Tock, Inc. He has 2 bosses, one a functional manager and the other a divisional manager. Tick Tock, Inc. has a

Matrix structure

In the __ approach, a manufacturing company uses outside suppliers to provide entire chunks of a product, which are then assembled into a final product by a handful of workers

Modular

Relative to a flat organizational structure, a tall structure has a __ span of management and __ hierarchical levels.

Narrow, more

Which of the following refers to the deployment of organizational resources to achieve strategic goals?

Organizing

__ are brought together as a formal department in the organization.

Permanent teams

Which of the following is not an approach to structural design that reflects different uses of the chain of command?

Process approach

According to MANAGER'S SHOPTALK, all of the following are effective ways for a manager to delegate EXCEPT:

Save feedback for completion of the project

Which of the following organization have a flat structure compared to others?

Save feedback for completion of the project

__ refers to a clearly defined line of authority in the organization that includes all employees.

Scalar principle

Traditionally, a span of management of about __ has been recommended.

Seven

__ departments include all of those that provide specialized skills in support of __ departments.

Staff; line

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes authority?

Subordinates accept it

Which of the following factors is NOT associated with larger span of control?

Subordinates are located at various different locations

Which of the following is a contemporary approach to structural design in departmentalization?

Teams

Which of the following refers to the number of employees reporting to a supervisor?

The span of management

__ is an organization structure that divides the major functions of the organization into separate companies

The virtual network approach

The matrix structure violates which of the following principles of management

Unity of command

__ means that each employee is held accountable to only one supervisor

Unity of command

Kara's department is made up of people with similar skills and work activities. Her organization uses to __ approach to departmenalization.

Vertical functional

Which of the following structures is the leanest of all organization forms because little supervision is required?

Virtual network approach

Which of the following refers to the degree to which organizational tasks are subdivided into individual jobs?

Work specialization

Advantages of the matrix structure include

all of these

Organization structure is defined as the

framework in which the organization defines how tasks are divived, resources are deployed and departments are coordinated.

An advantage of functional structures is the

resulting economies of scale

All of the following are advantages of a divisional structure EXCEPT

there is little duplication of services across divisions

Strategy defines __ to do (it) while organizing defines __ (it).

what; how