Quick - Quiz I Unit: 2.2 Organizational Structure -IBDP

Which term describes refers to the official rights of a line manager to give orders and instructions to his/her subordinates in the organization to get things done?

• Authority

• Decentralization

• Bureaucracy

• Centralization

Which term refers to administrative systems within an organization?

• Chain of command

• Flat structure

• Bureaucracy

• Centralization

Which term refers to the situation in organizations where decision-making is predominantly made by a small group of senior managers at the top of the organizational hierarchy?

• De-layering

• Decentralization

• Delegation

• Centralization

Which term refers to the formal lines of authority in an organization?

• Hierarchical structures

• Organizational structure

• Delegation

• Chain of command

Which term refers to the situation in organizations where decision-making authority is delegated throughout the firm?

• De-layering

• Flat structure

• Responsibility

• Decentralization

What occurs when an organization removes one or more layers in its hierarchical structure?

• De-layering

• Flat structure

• Delegation

• Decentralization

What occurs when a line manager entrusts and empowers a subordinate with authority to successfully complete a particular task?

• De-layering

• Flat structure

• Delegation

• Decentralization

Which term refers to an organization with only a few levels in the organizational structure?

• De-layering

• Flat structure

• Tall structure

• Levels of hierarchy

Which term is used to show where each worker fits within an organization?

• Hierarchical structures

• Flat structure

• Delegation

• Levels of hierarchy

Which term refers to the number of layers of formal authority in an organization?

• Empowerment

• Flat structure

• Organizational chart

• Levels of hierarchy