Organizational Structures

A(n) ____________ is a systematic grouping of individuals which has been brought together to accomplish a goal.

• Informal structure

• organization

• concord

• affiliation

An organization’s products and services are the driving force in accomplishing its purpose.

• true

• false

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic organizational levels?

• supervisors

• middle managers

• top management

• Lower managers

__________ structures are laid-back and undefined.

• Matrix

• learing

• informal

• staff

__________ is the principle in which an employee should have only one supervisor to whom he or she is responsible.

• Chain of command

• span of control

• work specialization

• supervision

An assembly line is an example of __________.

• Chain of command

• span of control

• work specialization

• supervision

__________ is the grouping of individuals into departments.

• Centralization

• decentralization

• central mentalizaton

• departmentalization

Simple structures are flexible and inexpensive, but are often only effective in small organizations.

• true

• false

A __________ structure is composed of self-contained units or divisions.

• Simple

• divisional

• matrix

• learning

A __________ organization structure combines the elements of functional and product-based departmentalization.

• Simple

• divisional

• matrix

• learning