Organizational Structure Tutorial 1

................ is the formal system of task and authority relationships that controls how people are to cooperate and use resources to achieve the organization’s goals

• Organizational Theory

• Organizational Structure

• Organizational Design and Change

• Organizational Culture

Which of these is NOT a goal of external resource approach to measure organizational effectiveness?

• Lower costs of inputs

• Increase market share

• Reduce conflict

• Increase stock price

Which of these is NOT a goal of internal resource approach to measure organizational effectiveness?

• Reduce time to market

• Gain support of stakeholders (such as governments or environmentalists)

• Cut decision making time

• Increase coordination and motivation of employees

........... - cost savings that result when goods and services are produced in large volume on automated production lines

• economies of scope

• transaction costs

• value creation

• economies of scale

Recruitment and training of personnel would fall under which function of an organization?

• Managerial Function

• Support Function

• Maintenance Function

• Production Function

Which of the following pairs of features that have to be balanced is INCORRECT?

• Differentiation & Integration

• Centralization & Decentralisation

• Standarization & Mutual Adjustment

• Specialization & Socialization

Which integration mechanism is best described by the following sentence?

A specific manager is given responsibility for coordinating with managers from other subunits on behalf of her subunit.

• Liaison role

• Direct contact

• Task force

• Team

…………… is a temporary committee set up to handle a specific problem

• Task force

• Direct contact

• Teams

• Emergency department

…………… is a conformity to specific models or examples that are defined by proper rules.

• Decentralization

• Formalization

• Standardization

• Socialization

Which of the following is a feature of an organic structure?

• Low integration

• Standarization

• Low differentiation

• Complex structure