Organizing Management Function

What are the principles of organizing?

• The principles of organizing are: flexibility, adaptability, and innovation.

• The principles of organizing are: division of work, unity of command, scalar chain, span of control, unity of direction, coordination, and specialization.

• The principles of organizing are: autocracy, democracy, and bureaucracy.

• The principles of organizing are: centralization, decentralization, and hierarchy.

What are the different types of organizational structures?

• autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, bureaucratic, charismatic, and transformational

• functional, divisional, matrix, team-based, network, and virtual

• traditional, modern, innovative, agile, flexible, and adaptive

• hierarchical, flat, hybrid, centralized, decentralized, and informal

What is span of control in management?

• Number of employees a manager can effectively supervise

• Number of tasks a manager can effectively handle

• Number of meetings a manager can effectively attend

• Number of subordinates a manager can effectively supervise

What is departmentalization and why is it important in organizing?

• Departmentalization is the process of dividing activities and resources into departments based on their differences or functions.

• Departmentalization is the process of merging activities and resources into departments based on their similarities or functions.

• Departmentalization is the process of organizing activities and resources into departments based on their locations or functions.

• Departmentalization is the process of grouping activities and resources into departments based on their similarities or functions.

What is coordination and integration in the context of organizing?

• Assigning tasks and responsibilities to individuals within an organization.

• Collaborating and cooperating with external stakeholders to achieve organizational goals.

• Aligning and harmonizing activities and efforts within an organization to achieve common goals and objectives.

• Implementing strict hierarchical structures to ensure efficient communication and decision-making.

How does the principle of unity of command relate to organizing?

• Unity of command ensures that each employee reports to only one supervisor or manager.

• Unity of command ensures that each employee reports to multiple supervisors or managers.

• Unity of command is not related to organizing.

• Unity of command allows employees to report to multiple supervisors or managers.

What are the advantages of a functional organizational structure?

• Lack of collaboration between departments, poor communication, siloed knowledge, lack of cross-functional expertise

• Limited flexibility, lack of innovation, slow decision-making process, difficulty in adapting to change

• Difficulty in managing large projects, lack of accountability, potential for duplication of efforts, limited career growth opportunities

• Clear lines of authority, specialized expertise, efficient use of resources, improved coordination and communication within departments.

What are the disadvantages of a matrix organizational structure?

• Lack of flexibility, limited communication between departments, potential for role ambiguity

• Decreased employee morale, increased bureaucracy, lack of clear decision-making authority

• Increased complexity, confusion in reporting relationships, potential for power struggles, slower decision-making process, and difficulty in achieving accountability.

• Difficulty in coordinating projects, increased resistance to change, potential for duplication of efforts

What factors determine the span of control in an organization?

• Number of employees, organizational structure, level of employee satisfaction

• Geographic dispersion of employees, level of employee turnover, level of employee engagement

• Size of the organization, complexity of tasks, level of decentralization, skills and abilities of managers, level of employee autonomy

• Technological advancements, level of employee motivation, level of employee training

How does decentralization impact coordination and integration?

• Decentralization has no impact on coordination and integration.

• Decentralization hinders coordination and integration by creating confusion and lack of accountability.

• Decentralization impacts coordination and integration by distributing decision-making authority and power to lower levels of an organization or system.

• Decentralization improves coordination and integration by centralizing decision-making authority and power.