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Among the different features that an organizational design should have, we can highlight...

• It is an occasional process

• It must be timely

• It acts over the informal structure

• It must respond to the organizational objectives

Some of the parameters of a job design are...

• Specialization

• Preparation

• Linking devices

• Decentralization

• Planning and control

X) specialization implies the number of different tasks, while Y) is referred to the freedom of action on the tasks of the position.

• X) Vertical

  Y) Horizontal

• X) Vertical

  Y) Transversal

• X) Horizontal

  Y) Vertical

• X) Horizontal

  Y) Transversal

Some advantages of specialization are...

• Higher skills

• Reduced time loss

• Increased efficiency

• Employee safety mechanism

The main goal of formalization is...

• To control the collective behavior in the workplace

• To increase efficiency

• To reject innovative ideas

• To control the individual behavior in the workplace

Higher preparation implies...

• Higher formalization

• Higher indoctrination

• Lower formalization

• Lower indoctrination

The basic departmentalization criteria are departalization by...

• Market

• Number

• Processes

• Functions

• Time

X) departmentalization is applicable in all organizational levels, while Y) departmentalization is only applicable in lower levels.

• X) Complementary

  Y) Basic

• X) Basic

  Y) Complementary

• X) Function

  Y) Market

• X) Market

  Y) Function

The main disadvantage when developing departmentalization is...

• Top management loses control over the subsidiaries

• Slow response to products and/or markets

• Excessive focus on geographic markets

• The difficulty in understanding the contribution of each groups resulting from departmentalization

The simplest linking device that an organization can use is...

• Integrative manager

• Workgroups

• Linking positions