Obj 1.04-06 Bus Mgmt I Practice Questions

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Jill is deciding which staff members will be in charge of each aspect of the project. She is

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organizing

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Which of the following tasks would a manager complete when organizing: hiring employees, writing a marketing plan, training staff, arranging an office space?

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arranging an office space

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A manager worked to streamline the production process and was able to save the company several thousands of dollars. This is an example of how organizing

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reduces waste and improves efficiency

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Organizing can help companies handle issues with __________ so employees know to whom to report and who is responsible for what.

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authority

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A company has a goal to launch a new product. After setting this goal, company management needs to: design an organizational chart, assign tasks to different departments, evaluate the effectiveness of this goal.

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determine the work needed to accomplish it

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When managers are grouping related tasks into departments or teams, they are

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determining the organizational structure.

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Which organizational structure makes the most sense for Textronics, Inc., which manufactures and sells its computer chips in six countries and employs over 8,000 people worldwide? Options: Divisional, Functional, Matrix, Specialized

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Divisional

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This is a __________ structure. Robert Hall is the CEO of a business. The vice presidents of marketing, product development, finance, and operations all report to him, and they each have their own teams made up of several employees.

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Functional

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Under what circumstances would a company adopt a matrix organizational structure? It has offices in several cities. It frequently uses cross-functional teams. It has fewer than 50 employees. It has mostly inexperienced employees.

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It frequently uses cross-functional teams.

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An organization with a wide span of control usually

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has a lack of middle managers.