Chapter 9

Chain of command

• is a formalized structure based on high centralization and departmentalization.

• refers to the number of subordinates for whom managers are directly responsible.

• a flow of authority and power from the highest to the lowest levels of the organization.

• refers to the number of subordinates for whom managers are directly responsible.

Span of control

• is the legitimate right given to managers to give orders and make decisions.

• refers to the number of subordinates for whom managers are directly responsible.

• is the level to which jobs are divided into specific tasks.

• a flow of authority and power from the highest to the lowest levels of the organization.

Authority

• refers to the number of subordinates for whom managers are directly responsible.

• is a less formalized structure based on decentralization and cross-functional teams.

• is the level to which jobs are divided into specific tasks.

• is the legitimate right given to managers to give orders and make decisions.

Mechanistic model

• a flow of authority and power from the highest to the lowest levels of the organization.

• is a less formalized structure based on decentralization and cross-functional teams.

• is an organizational structure that groups employees by products and services, markets, by geographic regions, or by customers.

• is a formalized structure based on high centralization and departmentalization.

Organic model

• is a less formalized structure based on decentralization and cross-functional teams.

• is the legitimate right given to managers to give orders and make decisions.

• is the process of determining an organization's policies, procedures, and rules, usually in writing.

• is a formalized structure based on high centralization and departmentalization.

Division of labor

• refers to the number of subordinates for whom managers are directly responsible.

• is the level to which jobs are divided into specific tasks.

• is the legitimate right given to managers to give orders and make decisions.

• is the legitimate right given to managers to give orders and make decisions.

Holocracy

• a company structure that distributes decision-making authority to self-managed "boss-less" teams or "circles."

• is the process of determining an organization's policies, procedures, and rules, usually in writing.

• is a company structure that combines functional and divisional reporting lines to create a grid.

• a flow of authority and power from the highest to the lowest levels of the organization.

Divisional structure

• is a process of grouping activities into different types of departments within the overall organizational structure.

• is a formalized structure based on high centralization and departmentalization.

• is an organizational structure that groups employees according to the tasks they perform for the organization, such as marketing, finance, and human resources.

• is an organizational structure that groups employees by products and services, markets, by geographic regions, or by customers.

Functional structure:

• is an organizational structure that groups employees by products and services, markets, by geographic regions, or by customers.

• is an organizational structure that groups employees according to the tasks they perform for the organization, such as marketing, finance, and human resources.

• is a formalized structure based on high centralization and departmentalization.

• is a process of grouping activities into different types of departments within the overall organizational structure.

Departmentalization: Choose the correct definition of departmentalization.

• a system that coordinates the people, tasks and activities necessary to carry out a particular purpose.

• is an organizational structure that groups employees by products and services, markets, by geographic regions, or by customers.

• is the process of determining an organization's policies, procedures, and rules, usually in writing.

• is a process of grouping activities into different types of departments within the overall organizational structure.