Ch 15 Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a functional structure?

At Mark's Furniture, all the carpenters are in one group, and all the upholsterers are in another.

Which of the following is true regarding an organization's "span of control"?

If the span of control becomes too narrow, employees become resentful of their close supervision.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an organic organization?

Lateral communication is encouraged.

________ is the way in which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs—sometimes referred to as division of labor.

Work specialization

Functional structures are extremely efficient when the organization

as a whole has a relatively narrow focus, few product lines or services, and a stable environment.

"Span of control" answers the question of "Who reports to whom?" and signifies formal authority relationships.

false

Multi-divisional structures are complex designs that try to take advantage of two types of structures at the same time.

false

The only way to know if a restructuring was truly success is to reconfigure the organizational chart to see if any layers were removed.

false

An organizational structure

formally dictates how jobs and tasks are divided and coordinated between individuals and groups within the company.

During a restructuring, managers can best help the company recover by managing

layoff survivors

Elias works in a company where he is part of a robotics team, but he is also part of a team dedicated to working on a new type of lift system. He is stressed because he has to report to a manager for the lift project, as well as the head robotics engineer, who is always telling him he needs to deal with robotics before "playing with the lift." However, Elias knows the company is depending on the lift to help add important clients. Which type of organizational structure does Elias's company use?

matrix

Which of the following best describes the correlation between restructuring and organizational commitment?

moderate, negative

Which of the following factors of organizational design refers to the method by which a company transforms inputs into outputs?

technology

Companies that focus on a low-cost producer strategy are more likely to take a mechanistic approach to organizational design.

true

In a highly centralized company, only the top managers of the company have the authority to make final decisions.

true