Learn It: Chapter 10: Designing Organization Structure

As companies grow, they must find ways to ______________ the work of various departments so that they can ___________ on achieving company goals.

coordinate; collaborate

As an organization becomes more mechanistic, its span of management becomes

narrower

Small batch and unit production organizations are typically _____________________ centralized, and managers have a __________________ span of control.

less; large

In which of the following structures are duplication of effort and cross-group coordination problems?

Divisional

This organizational structure is also known as an M-form or decentralized structure.

Divisional

This organizational structure is also known as a U-form or unitary structure.

Functional

This person helps to coordinate the work of groups, but no one in the group reports directly to them

Project manager

Which of the following structures would be best to use if you want your employees to get extensive training and become experts in their work areas?

Team

In which of the following organizational structures do central managers have the LEAST amount of control over the work that is done?

Virtual Network

An organization which prides itself on efficiency and stability should have ___________ structure.

mechanistic

When your manager assigns you a task, you have the ____________ to carry out that task.

responsibility

As an organization becomes more organic, its chain of command becomes

shorter

Suppose that you were running an engineering company. You want to assign employees to particular engineering projects, but you also want someone who knows about their functional area to supervise them. What kind of work structure would you choose?

Matrix

Employees make greater use of their skills and enjoy more opportunities for professional development in a _______________ organization.

decentralized

When you examine the organizational chart of a _______________ , you find that managers have wide spans of control and fewer layers of reporting relationships between frontline supervisors and senior executives.

flat structure

You would study a business's _____________ to see a visual representation of its vertical structure, including the chain of command.

organization chart