Unit 2.1. & 2.2. Quiz

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

• Authority
• Performance management
• Employee engagement
• Human resource planning

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

• Hierarchical structures
• Chain of command
• Delegation
• Organizational structure

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

• Flat structure
• Chain of command
• Tall structure
• Levels of hierarchy

hich 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?

• Centralisation
• Talent acquisition
• Performance appraisal
• Job analysis

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

• Delegation
• Hierarchical structures
• Chain of command
• Levels of hierarchy

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

• Organizational structure
• Accountability
• Delegation
• Delayering

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?

• Centralization
• Chain of command
• Bureaucracy
• Decentralization

Which term refers to a diagrammatic representation of an organization’s formal organizational structure?

• Organizational chart
• Succession planning
• Compensation management
• Employee relations

Which term refers to how many workers are directly accountable to a particular line manager?

• Organizational chart
• Chain of command
• Span of Control
• Delegation

What is the relationship between span of control and the level of independence of subordinates?

• As the span of control widens, subordinates are likely to have less independence
• A narrow span of control allows subordinates to operate with a greater degree of independence
• A traditional view is that a span of control should always exceed six
• A wider span of control is only suitable for senior employees at the top of an organization