WorksheetsTopic 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
_________ refers to the rights inherent in a managerial position to tell people what to do, _________ is those employees take on an obligation to perform those assigned duties.
Responsibility; authority
Line authority; staff authority
Authority; responsibility
Formalisation; span of control
Bella manages the quality department. Her people check parts made by the production departments to assure all specifications are met. Bella is __________.
a non-manager
a middle manager
a staff manager
a line manager
The _________ determines the number of levels and managers in an organisation.
unity of command
chain of command
delegation of authority
span of control
Work specialisation is dividing work activities into separate job tasks.
True
False
Characteristics of Mechanistic Organisation are
High specialisation
Free flow information
Rigid departmentalisation
Centralisation
Large organisation tend to have more _______ than smaller organisations.
specialisation
autonomy
decentralisation
span of control
Once an organisation grows past a certain size, the impact of size on organisation structure strengthens.
True
False
What are the different structures that traditional organisations can have?
simple structures
functional structures
divisional structures
Matrix structure is an organisational structure that assigns specialists from different functional departments to work on one or more projects.
True
False
Benefits of open innovation
Extensive support needed
Brings focus back to marketplace
Gives customers what they want
Cultural challenges
