Test 7 Organizational Structure

The process by which managers establish the structure of working relationship among workers of the organization is known as:

• planning.

• leading.

• organizing.

• controlling.

• the span of control.

McDonald's Corporation divides the tasks of "chefs" and "food servers" into two jobs in its restaurants. This is an example of:

• continuous-process technology.

• job design.

• divisional structure.

• product structure.

• matrix structure.

A manager increases the number of tasks that a subordinate has to do in order to make the job more interesting for the subordinate. Which of the following best describes this process?

• Job simplification

• Job enlargement

• Job enrichment

• Task identity

• Task significance

A manager redesigns the job of a subordinate so that the subordinate has more responsibility over his or her job. Which of the following best describes this process?

• Job enlargement

• Job simplification

• Job enrichment

• Job reduction

• Task identity

Which of the following is an organizational structure composing of all the departments that an organization requires to produce its goods or services?

• Small-batch

• Continuous-process

• Divisional

• Transitional

• Functional

In XYZ Company, each product line is managed within a division. In each of these divisions, the division manager is responsible for creating the business-level strategy for the product line. What type of structure is the organization using?

• Geographic structure

• Market structure

• Product structure

• Functional structure

• Transitional structure

Federal Express Corporation organizes its managers according to the different regions of the world in which the managers work. This is an example of which type of organizational structure?

• Market structure

• Customer structure

• Product structure

• Matrix structure

• Geographic structure

In the design of an organization, another name for "market structure" is:

• product structure.

• geographic structure.

• customer structure.

• functional structure.

• divisional structure.

In which type of organizational design are managers correctly referred to as "two-boss managers?"

• Product structure

• Matrix structure

• Geographic structure

• Functional structure

• Divisional structure

In designing an organization, if managers are grouped both by function and by product at the same time, what type of organizational structure is being used?

• Market structure

• Geographic structure

• Functional structure

• Matrix structure

• Divisional structure