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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

What do you call a system that outlines how certain activities are directed in order to achieve the goals of an organization?

a)

Institutional Structure

b)

Organizational Structure

c)

Educational Organization

d)

Institutional Organization

2.

This is the dimension of organizational structure that create roles for individuals that enable them to specialize in performing a limited number of tasks.

a)

Work Specialization

b)

Departmentalization

c)

Span of Control

d)

Centralization

3.

This means bringing together of individuals into groups so that common or related tasks can be coordinated.

a)

Work Specialization

b)

Departmentalization

c)

Span of Control

d)

Centralization

4.

This is the reporting trail that exists between the upper and lower levels of an organization.

a)

Decentralization

b)

Chain of Command

c)

Span of Control

d)

Formalization

5.

This refers to the number of staff which any manager can directly supervise without becoming inefficient or ineffective.

a)

Decentralization

b)

Chain of Command

c)

Span of Control

d)

Span of Control

6.

_____ defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated.

a)

Organizational structure

b)

work speacialization

c)

Departmentalization

d)

Organizational behavior

7.

Organizational structure has six key elements. Which of the following is not one of these elements?

a)

departmentalization

b)

work specialization

c)

formalization

d)

authority

8.

Work specialization is the same as _____.

a)

a. departmentalization

b)

b. division of labor

c)

c. decentralization

d)

d. job grouping

9.

A plant manager who organizes the plant by separating engineering, accounting, manufacturing, personnel, and purchasing into departments is practicing _____ departmentalization.

a)

a. target customer

b)

b. product

c)

c. functional

d)

d. geographic

10.

The _____ refers to the number of subordinates that a manager directs.

a)

A. span of control

b)

B. unity of command

c)

C. chain of command

d)

D. decentralization principle

11.

An organization is a systematic grouping of individuals brought together to accomplish a goal

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Examples of organizations include:

a)

Business

b)

School

c)

Club

d)

Organization

e)

All of the above

13.

Make up the base level of the pyramid

a)

Supervisors

b)

Top Level Management

c)

Operative Employees

14.

Oversee the work of operative employees and are considered first-level managers.

a)

Top Level Management

b)

Supervisors

c)

Middle Managers

15.

Are responsible for establishing and achieving the goals of a specific department or region set by top management

a)

Supervisors

b)

Middle Managers

c)

None of the above

16.

1. A tall organizational structure would be:

a)

Many levels in hierarchy + wide spans of control.

b)

Few layers in hierarchy + narrow spans of control.

c)

Few levels in hierarchy + wide span of control.

d)

Many levels in hierarchy + narrow span of control.

17.

An advantage of flat organization structure is:

a)

There is a narrow span of control.

b)

Communication is quicker.

c)

There are more opportunities for promotion.

d)

Work responsibilities are clear.

18.

A hierarchical organization is one that has:

a)

A high number of layers of management.

b)

Few managers.

c)

A large number of employees.

d)

Few layers of management.

19.

________________ is the obligation or expectation to perform a duty.

a)

responsibility

b)

authority

c)

span of command

d)

unity of command

20.

organizational chart is the representation of organizational structure

a)

true

b)

false