ICCC_MGT_Chapter 6

Which of the following is an advantage of a team structure?

• It empowers employees and makes them more involved.

• It establishes a clear line of managerial authority.

• It reduces the pressure on teams to perform.

• It separates different functional groups.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a matrix structure?

• It increases the complexity of assigning people to projects.

• It slows down the decision-making process.

• It reduces organizational responsiveness.

• It leads to lower morale among team members.

The building of a bridge would be a type of ________.

• unit production

• mass production

• process production

• flow production

The type of assembly line typically found in automobile manufacturing is an example of ________.

• unit production

• mass production

• process production

• continuous production

According to Woodward's studies, what type of production technology is best suited for a mechanistic structure?

• unit

• process

• product

• mass

Ben operates a farmer's market. Every year he offers the same vegetables to the same customers and faces the same rivalry from other truck farmers. A(n) ________ would best fit Ben's situation.

• formalized design

• mechanistic design

• centralized design

• organic design

The greater the environmental uncertainty, the more an organization needs to become ________.

• organic

• mechanistic

• specialized

• departmentalized

Tom's Welding is in its third year of operation. Tom now has a sales person and several production employees. It is most likely Tom has a ________ structure.

• simple

• functional

• divisional

• matrix

Which of the following traditional organizational designs focuses on results by holding division managers responsible for what happens to their products and services?

• simple structure

• functional structure

• divisional structure

• matrix structure

A ________ is an organizational design that groups similar or related occupational specialties together.

• matrix structure

• functional structure

• divisional structure

• simple structure