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WorksheetsACCA F1 Business Organisation, Structure & Strategy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following statements about an organisation chart is not true?
An organisation chart provides a summary of the structure of a business.
An organisation chart can improve internal communications within a business.
An organisation chart can improve employees' understanding of their role in a business.
An organisation chart can indicate functional authority but not line authority within a business.
Which of the following is a correct definition of 'span of control'?
The number of employees subordinate in the hierarchy to a given manager
The number of levels in the hierarchy 'below' a given manager's
The number of employees directly responsible to a manager
Which of the following terms is not used by Mintzberg in his description of organisational structure?
Strategic apex
Support base
Technostructure
Operating core
Y plc is a growing organisation which has recently diversified into a number of significant new product
markets. It has also recently acquired another company in one of its overseas markets.
What would be the most appropriate form of organisation for Y plc?
Geographical departmentation
Divisionalisation
Functional Departmentation
Which of the following principles of classical management is challenged by matrix management?
Structuring the organisation on functional lines
Structuring the organisation on geographical lines
Unity of command
Decentralisation of decision-making
Which of the following statements about the informal organisation is not true?
The influence of the informal organisation was highlighted by the Hawthorne Studies, in the way group norms and dynamics affected productivity.
Informal organisation can pose a threat to employee health and safety.
Informal organisation can stimulate innovation.
Managers in positions of authority generally cannot be part of the informal organisation.
Which one of the following is an advantage of centralisation?
It helps to develop the skills of junior managers
It avoids overburdening top managers in terms of workload and stress
Senior managers can take a wider view of problems and consequences
Which of the following statements is/are true?
(i) An informal organisation exists within every formal organisation
(ii) The objectives of the informal organisation are broadly the same as those of the formal organisation
(iii) A strong, close-knit informal organisation is desirable within the formal organisation
Statement (i) only
Statements (i) and (iii) only
Statements (ii) and (iii) only
Statement (iii) only
What is an organisation which has removed the internal barriers which separate hierarchy levels and
functions and also between the organisation and its suppliers, customers and competitors known as?
Modular organisation
Hollow organisation
Jobless structure
Boundaryless organisation
Which of the following statements are true?
(i) With a shared service centre services are likely to be less tailored
(ii) The IT function is commonly provided using shared service approach
(iii) A shared service centre is not part of the organisation
Statement (i) and (iii) only
Statements (i) and (ii) only
Statements (ii) and (iii) only
