K01.5 Business Models and Structures

A range of different business models of organisational structure includes:

• Functional, Divisional, Matrix, and Flat

• Only Functional and Divisional

• Only Matrix and Flat

• Only Hierarchical

Organisation structures impact the ways businesses work by:

• Defining roles and responsibilities

• Increasing product prices

• Reducing the need for communication

• Eliminating all management positions

What is the purpose of an organisation's structure?

• To define the company's products

• To help achieve goals efficiently and effectively

• To increase the number of employees

• To reduce customer complaints

An organisation's structure defines how activities are allocated and supervised in terms of roles, responsibilities, and _________

• regulations

• locations

• budgets

• products

Structures will be the same for all organisations regardless of their needs.

• True

• False

As an organisation grows and develops, it may move from an _______ to a more formal structure as it manages changes in the way it works.

• informal

• external

• expensive

• isolated

What is one of the five main types of organisational structures used by most businesses?

• hierarchical

• circular

• random

• unilateral

What is one of the five main types of organisational structures used by most businesses?

• flat

• circular

• random

• network

What is one of the five main types of organisational structures used by most businesses?

• matrix

• circular

• random

• informal

What is one of the five main types of organisational structures used by most businesses?

• functional

• circular

• random

• ad-hoc