Chapter 7

Which of the following statements best describes one of the strengths of group decision-making

Group decision making results in a higher-quality decision then individual decision making

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is the largest bottler and distributor of Coke products in the world. It is organized around its North America division and its European division. This departmentalization by _____ allows CCE to respond to the demands of different markets

geography

_____ is the degree to which group members want to stay in the group and tend to resist outside influences

group cohesiveness

_____ is a permanent organization structure that combines functional and product departmentalization

matrix structure

A(n) _____ is a picture of the relationships among tasks and those employees given authority to do those tasks

organization chart

_____ involves coordinating and allocating a firm's resources so that the firm can carry out its plans and achieve its goals

organizing

Many organizations that experienced success using problem-solving teams expanded the team concept to allow team members to have greater responsibility in making decisions, implementing solutions, and monitoring outcomes. These highly autonomous groups are called

self-managed work teams

_____ is the process of grouping jobs together so that similar or associated tasks and activities can be coordinated

departmentalization

Geographic departmentalization

departmentalization based on the geographic segmentation of the organizational unit

_____ is the process of dividing the work and assigning tasks to workers

division of labor