Quiz 16

A disadvantage of the matrix structure is that it is inappropriate for project-based organizations with fluctuating workloads.

False

A narrower span of control is necessary when employees perform routine jobs.

False

Companies can be centralized in some parts of the organization and decentralized in other parts.

True

Division of labor leads to increased job specialization.

True

Functional structures foster professional identity and permit greater specialization than most other forms of departmentalization.

True

Informal communication is the most flexible form of coordination.

True

Most organizations begin with centralized structures and become more decentralized as they grow larger and divide work into more specialized functions.

True

One problem with the team-based organizational structure is that employees may experience more stress due to the ambiguity of their roles.

True

Standardized outputs involve ensuring that individuals and work units have clearly defined goals and output measures.

True

The more diversified the environment, the more the firm would benefit from a divisionalized form of departmentalization.

True