BMI Unit 2 EOC Review

Keri works as a public relations consultant for a large corporation. She reviews issues and makes recommendations to managers. Keri has __________ authority.

• functional

• divisional

• line

• staff

Nathan is a project manager in charge of four other employees. He has divided up responsibilities and assigned them to specific team members to work on. This is known as

• delegation.

• innovation.

• unity of command.

• the scalar principle.

At a hair salon, one employee washes customers’ hair, another employee cuts it, and another dries and styles it. This allows the employees to make the most efficient use of their time and illustrates an organizational principle known as

•   span of control.

• division of labor.

• authority.

• innovation.

A business creates an organizational design in which no employee has to report to more than one manager at a time. This is following an organizational principle called

• unity of command

• the scalar principle

• span of control

• line authority

Which principle of organizational design states that authority should flow in a clear, unbroken line from the top of an organization to the bottom?

• Span of control

• Staff authority

• Responsibility

• Scalar principle

Which of the following terms refers to the flow of authority within an organization:

• Division of labor

• Functional structure

• Chain of command

• Innovation

Steve manages employees who are highly skilled and need little supervision. Therefore, he can supervise quite a few employees at once. Steve’s span of control is

• open.

• wide.

• narrow.

• tight.

Brynn manages employees who are new on the job and need quite a bit of supervision. Therefore, she can only supervise a few employees at once. Brynn’s span of control is

• open.

• wide.

• narrow.

• tight.

Which of the following describes the functional organizational structure:

• It includes traditional departments, such as sales and marketing.

•    It is separated by divisions, such as product or process.

• It is a combination of two other organizational structures.

• It is the newest organizational structure being used.

Which of the following is a benefit of using the functional organizational structure:

• It encourages creativity.

• It’s more flexible than other structures.

• It creates narrow perspectives for managers.

• It reduces the duplication of certain activities.