Management Chapter 6

An organization seeks to enhance quality, increase efficiency, and improve its ability to measure performance by continually developing its employees. What type of organization design is the company using?

Learning organization

A manager who increases the number of tasks an employee performs, but does not give them more control over those tasks, is using

Job enlargement.

When an organization produces a high volume of products by assembling components, the organization is using _____ technology

Mass-prodcution

A high degree of flexibility, engageterm-13d employees who are constantly learning new skills, strong coordination across teams, and decentralized decision making are all strengths associated with the ____ design

Matrix

Which of the following forms of organization design is represented by the above diagram?

Matrix design

If an organization's environment is very stable, which type of organization design is likely to be most beneficial?

Mechanistic

Which of the following forms of organization design is represented by the above diagram?

Multidivisional (M-form) design

If a job includes a large number of different tasks, it features which core dimension of job design?

Skill variety

If the organization decides to form work teams, employees will

decide as a group how they will assign tasks and schedule work

Which of the following are characteristics of the bureaucratic model of organization design? Check all that apply.

-An impersonal management style with clear professional boundaries -Hiring and promotion criteria based on technical expertise -Rules that enforce consistent execution of tasks

Which of the following are weaknesses of the bureaucratic model? Check all that apply.

-Group participation is not used to motivate employees. -The organization has difficulty adapting to change.

Organizations can be thought of as proceeding through a four-stage life cycle. Which of the following tend to happen as an organization moves from less mature to more mature? Check all that apply.

-Decision making becomes more decentralized. -More resources are invested in control systems.

Which of the following are elements that managers make decisions about when they build the organization's structure?

-Job specialization -Departmentalization -Reporting relationships -Distribution of authority -Coordination

In contrast to a large organization, a small organization is likely to make which of the following design choices? Check all that apply.

-More centralized decision-making -Fewer rules and regulations -Less job specialization