BTF Chap 3 Organisational and business structures

Identify which of the following statements about an organisation chart for Ginger pic are true.

(1 ) The chart will show the degree of decentralisation in Ginger pic.

(2) The chart will show the span of control in Ginger pic.

(3) The chart will show the scalar chain in Ginger pic.

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 1,2 and 3

Lan pic trains bankers. It has been established for over 30 years. Lan pic has a large operating core which consists of all the well-qualified lecturing staff. They need to keep their teaching material constantly updated to reflect current issues in the complex banking industry, and to ensure that the company's courses remain competitive. The lecturers are supported by a large administrative team which follows procedures to ensure the smooth delivery of courses.

• Entrepreneurial

• Machine bureaucracy

• Professional bureaucracy

• Divisionalised

Identify which three of the following are Henry Mintzberg's building blocks of an organisation.

• Support staff

• Middle line

• Functional division

• Scalar chain

• Ideology

Jane's job description at Glue Pot pic states that her role is part of the company's technostructure. According to Henry Mintzberg, a technostructure:

• ensures that an organisation follows its mission

• provides ancillary services

• standardises work processes

• controls the work of the operating core

Benton pic is a machine bureaucracy. Which of the following characteristics is the company most likely to exhibit

• The technostructure exerts a pull towards standardised processes

• The operating core exerts a pull towards standardised skills

• The middle line exerts a pull towards fragmentatio

• The support staff exert a pull towards collaboration

Justin works for Edwinstone pic. He is part of a project team developing a large construction site. The team has a matrix structure with employees from many different departments working on this project. Which of the following basic principles of organisational structure is necessarily contravened by this type of structure?

• Authority and responsibility

• Subordination of individual interests

• Unity of command

• Division of work

The Chief Executive of Acton pic has identified problems caused by the centralised nature of the company's decision-making processes. These have led to accusations from staff and some customers that the company is increasingly slow and unresponsive. The Chief Executive wants to increase the amount of decentralised decision-making over the next year. Which three of the following characteristics of Acton pic are likely to increase the amount of decentralisation that is possible?

• The authoritarian style of its management

• Its well-skilled workforce

• Its large size

• The slow pace of technological change in its markets

• The effectiveness of communication across the company

Its well-skilled workforce Its large size The slow pace of technological change in its markets The effectiveness of communication across the company In terms of structure, Platlet pic is a wide, flat organisation. Which three of the following characteristics is the company most likely to exhibit?

• A greater need to delegate

• Higher administration and overhead costs

• Many opportunities for promotion

• Better communication between the strategic apex and operating core

• Large spans of control

Logical Computing Ltd adopts a wide, flat organisational structure. Which of the following is likely to present problems for the company?

• Ensuring enough face-to-face contact takes place between superiors and staff members

• High management overhead costs

• Internal communication

• Superiors not delegating enough work to

Which three of the following are characteristics of limited companies?

• Perpetual succession

• Separate legal personality

• Financial statements can remain private

• The company's liability is limited

• Regulation underthe Companies Act 2006