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WorksheetsFunctions of Management - Planning&Organizing
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 53mins
_____ defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated.
Organizational structure
work speacialization
Departmentalization
Organizational behavior
The basis by which jobs are grouped together is termed _____.
bureaucracy
specialization
centralization
departmentalization
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
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
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
A __________ organization structure combines the elements of functional and product-based departmentalization.
Divisional
Simple
Matrix
Learning
A portion of a company’s earnings that is paid to shareholders, or people that own that company’s stock, on a quarterly or annual basis
Dividend
Interest
Compound Interest
Capital gain
Disadvantages of this type of business include: parent company is strict, you are limited in what you sell, and you must operate like every other franchise.
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Franchise
