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Organizational Structures

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Organizational chart is

a)

a picture on the wall of the business

b)

a diagrammatic representation of the structure and reporting relationships in the organization

c)

a chain of command

d)

determining which which employee will be promoted the next hierarchical position

2.

Hierarchy in the organization represents

a)

what is for hier

b)

rank or status

c)

authority

d)

who is the boss

3.

Which organizational chart represents direct reporting relationships

a)

line

b)

line and staff

c)

flow

d)

functional

4.

The following organizational chart shows various employees being able to obtain support from persons other than their superior

a)

line

b)

functional

c)

flow

d)

line and staff

5.

What type of organizational chart is seen in the image

a)

line

b)

flow

c)

functional

d)

line and staff

6.

Name the type of organizational chart that is seen in the image

a)

Line

b)

Line and staff

c)

flow

d)

functional

7.

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

a)

Organizational structure

b)

work speacialization

c)

Departmentalization

d)

Organizational behavior

8.

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

9.

Work specialization is the same as _____.

a)

a. departmentalization

b)

b. division of labor

c)

c. decentralization

d)

d. job grouping

10.

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

11.

Simple structures are flexible and inexpensive, but are often only effective in small organizations.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A __________ organization structure combines the elements of functional and product-based departmentalization.

a)

Divisional

b)

Simple

c)

Matrix

d)

Learning

13.

Which of the following requires an individual to complete the same small task over and over again in order to contribute to a final project?

a)

Span of control

b)

Work specialization

c)

Chain of command

d)

Multitasking

14.

A company divides employees into eastern, southern, western and central regions. Which of the following describes such departmentalization?

a)

Geographic departmentalization

b)

Product departmentalization

c)

Target market departmentalization

d)

Process departmentalization

15.

Which of the following types of departmentalization involves grouping of individuals into departments based on different tasks?

a)

Product departmentalization

b)

Target market departmentalization

c)

Process departmentalization

d)

Functional departmentalization

16.

All of the following are types of an organizational chart except

a)

Horizontal organisational chart

b)

Line organisational chart

c)

Functional organizational chart

d)

Line and Staff organisational chart

17.

the pros of the tall organizational structure are

a)

opportunities for promotion

b)

faster communication

c)

easier decision making process

d)

defined responsibilities

e)

employees are specialist

18.

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.

19.

Multiple reporting relationships is a characteristic of which of these structure of organizations?

a)

Function

b)

Division

c)

Matrix

d)

None of the above

20.

Matrix organization suffers from which of the following disadvantages

a)

Navel Gazing

b)

Power Struggle

c)

Ambiguous responsibilities

d)

All of the three.

21.

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

a)

Organizational structure

b)

Work speacialization

c)

Departmentalization

d)

Organizational behavior

22.

Work specialization is the same as _____.

a)

Departmentalization

b)

Division of labor

c)

Decentralization

d)

Job grouping