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Worksheetsorganizational structure
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
_____ defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated.
Organizational structure
work speacialization
Departmentalization
Organizational behavior
Organizational structure has six key elements. Which of the following is not one of these elements?
departmentalization
work specialization
formalization
authority
Work specialization is the same as _____.
a. departmentalization
b. division of labor
c. decentralization
d. job grouping
The basis by which jobs are grouped together is termed _____.
bureaucracy
specialization
centralization
departmentalization
Which one of the following is not one of the primary ways to group jobs?
a. skill
b. customer
c. function
d. product
Proctor & Gamble departmentalizes by Tide, Pampers, Charmin, and Pringles. This is an example of departmentalization by _____.
A. function
B. process
C. geography
D. product
A plant manager who organizes the plant by separating engineering, accounting, manufacturing, personnel, and purchasing into departments is practicing _____ departmentalization.
a. target customer
b. product
c. functional
d. geographic
The unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organization to the lowest echelon and clarifies who reports to whom is termed _____.
a. chain of command
b. authority
c. span of control.
d. unity of command
The right inherent in a managerial position to give orders and expect orders to be obeyed is termed _____.
. chain of command
authority
power
unity of command
The _____ refers to the number of subordinates that a manager directs.
A. span of control
B. unity of command
C. chain of command
D. decentralization principle
In an organization that has high centralization, _____.
the corporate headquarters is located centrally to branch offices
all top level officials are located within the same geographic area
action can be taken more quickly to solve problems
top managers make all the decisions and lower level managers merely carry out directions
The primary characteristics of the _____ structure are that it breaks down departmental barriers and decentralizes decision making to the level of the work team.
a. virtual
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b. team
c. boundaryless
d. organizational
A small, core organization that outsources major business functions is a _____ organization.
a. team
b. virtual
c. boundaryless
d. matrix
The boundaryless organization relies heavily on _____.
a. information technology
b. efficient chains of command
c. the simple structure
d. the matrix structure
26. The more that lower-level personnel provide input or are actually given the discretion to make decisions, the more _____ there is within an organization.
centralization
disempowerment
work specialization
decentralization
