Organizational Structure MBA

A ________ structure is the ideal way to organize work in IBL consultants because workers are specialized and expertise is the salient feature of the company.

• decentralized

• line

• divisional

• functional

Global Jet in Australia build four types of airplanes: A single prop plane, a twin prop, a helicopter and a small jet propulsion plane. They have project managers and specialists assigned to each of these products. Workers have report to the project manager and also to the manager of the speciality. The structure is a typical _____ structure

• functional

• matrix

• hierarchical

• geographical

Firms who have different product lines often make use of

• strategic business units

• product structures

• divisional structures

• all of the above

Global Soup have various stores in many countries. One would expect them to make use of a global______structure

• geographical

• matrix

• functional

• product

_______structures crisscross functional and geographical lines.

• Functional

• Desentralized

• Product

• Team

A global structure should be clear and inflexible and withstand the test of time and change.

• True

• False

The ________ the level of the company at which managers make decisions, the more that organization is ________.

• higher; decentralized

• lower; centralized

• higher; centralized

• higher; unstructured

Using the Internet to streamline global supply systems ________.

• enhances the efficiency of the supply chain

• eliminates the reliance on local suppliers

• creates a vertical hierarchical structure within organizations

• increases fixed costs

In general, centralized decision making is common for some functions such as ________.

• sales

• finance

• marketing

• production

Two major variables in choosing the structure and design of a global organization are the need for

• globalization and localization

• localization and specialization

• specialization and management style

• vision and mission