Organizational Structure Quiz

Who is a middle manager directly accountable to?

• Directors

• Shareholders

• Supervisors

• The Chief Executive Officer(CEO)

The person at the top of an organizational hierarchy is known as the

• Chief Executive Officer

• Chief Operations Officer

• Executive Director

• Non-executive Director

Which term is used to describe the system of organizing people within a business in terms of their rank?

• Chain of command

• Decentralization

• Hierarchy

• Span of control

Which option is an advantage of a wide span of control?

• Communication is enhanced as there are more managers

• It is more cost effective due to less hierarchical levels

• Managers are freed to deal with other tasks

• Workers become more motivated as there are promotional prospects

Which of the options below is the most likely benefit of delayering to a business?

• Improved motivation

• Increased delegation to subordinates

• Shorter chains of command

• Wider spans of control

Which of the following features applies to organizations with flat structures?

• A large number of managers

• Good opportunities for promotion of staff

• Narrow spans of control

• Suitable when employees are multi-skilled

Decentralization means

• Informal communication between staff from various departments

• Orders are sent from the Board of Directors as they need to oversee corporate strategy

• Passing responsibility and authority away from the Board of Directors to individual departments

• Removing decision-making power from managers

Which type of organizational structure is based on personal relationships and social networks?

• Centralized

• Hierarchical

• Informal

• Project-based

A _______ hierarchical structure tend to give more responsibilities to workers, so can therefore lead to higher level of motivation. ______________ occurs when a line manager passes on authority to others to perform a role or task. In the contrast, a __________ organizational structure offers greater opportunities for promotion, closer management and supervision, _______ chains of command and a __________ span of control.

(a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)  

• flat
• delegation
• tall
• long
• narrow
• wide
• short
• accountability