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

• Learning

• Informal

• Staff

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

• Centramentalization

• Departmentalization

Simple structures are flexible and inexpensive, but 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

_____ 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