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WorksheetsOrganizational Structures
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Organizational chart is
a picture on the wall of the business
a diagrammatic representation of the structure and reporting relationships in the organization
a chain of command
determining which which employee will be promoted the next hierarchical position
Hierarchy in the organization represents
what is for hier
rank or status
authority
who is the boss
Which organizational chart represents direct reporting relationships
line
line and staff
flow
functional
The following organizational chart shows various employees being able to obtain support from persons other than their superior
line
functional
flow
line and staff
What type of organizational chart is seen in the image
line
flow
functional
line and staff
Name the type of organizational chart that is seen in the image
Line
Line and staff
flow
functional
_____ 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
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
Simple structures are flexible and inexpensive, but are often only effective in small organizations.
True
False
A __________ organization structure combines the elements of functional and product-based departmentalization.
Divisional
Simple
Matrix
Learning
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?
Span of control
Work specialization
Chain of command
Multitasking
A company divides employees into eastern, southern, western and central regions. Which of the following describes such departmentalization?
Geographic departmentalization
Product departmentalization
Target market departmentalization
Process departmentalization
Which of the following types of departmentalization involves grouping of individuals into departments based on different tasks?
Product departmentalization
Target market departmentalization
Process departmentalization
Functional departmentalization
All of the following are types of an organizational chart except
Horizontal organisational chart
Line organisational chart
Functional organizational chart
Line and Staff organisational chart
the pros of the tall organizational structure are
opportunities for promotion
faster communication
easier decision making process
defined responsibilities
employees are specialist
An advantage of flat organization structure is:
There is a narrow span of control.
Communication is quicker.
There are more opportunities for promotion.
Work responsibilities are clear.
Multiple reporting relationships is a characteristic of which of these structure of organizations?
Function
Division
Matrix
None of the above
Matrix organization suffers from which of the following disadvantages
Navel Gazing
Power Struggle
Ambiguous responsibilities
All of the three.
_____ defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated.
Organizational structure
Work speacialization
Departmentalization
Organizational behavior
Work specialization is the same as _____.
Departmentalization
Division of labor
Decentralization
Job grouping
