WorksheetsOrganizational Structures
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
_____ defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated.
Organizational structure
work speacialization
Departmentalization
Organizational behavior
Simple structures are flexible and inexpensive, but are often only effective in small organizations.
True
False
What do you call a system that outlines how certain activities are directed in order to achieve the goals of an organization?
Institutional Structure
Organizational Structure
Educational Organization
Institutional Organization
This is the reporting trail that exists between the upper and lower levels of an organization.
Decentralization
Chain of Command
Span of Control
Formalization
This reflects the organization of groups of people into departments according to functions and products.
Simple Structure
Matrix Structure
Team Structure
Bureaucratic Structure
A centralized structure puts authority in one place, with top management.
True
False
This shows how the business is structured and who oversees whom.
management plan
mission statement
procedures
organizational chart
Organizational structure describes the flow of what?
information & supervision
formality
culture
diversification
Communication flows faster with what kind of structure?
Flat
Tall
Examples of organizations include:
Business
School
Club
Organization
All of the above
A hierarchical organization is one that has:
A high number of layers of management.
Few managers.
A large number of employees.
Few layers of management.
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.
What is a disadvantage of hierarchical organisational structures?
demotivates staff
it is not clear who employees report to
does not define authority levels
can slow down decision making
Hierarchy in the organization represents
what is for hier
rank or status
authority
who is the boss
Convincing employees to always give of their best effort.
motivating
delegating
controlling
planning
An example of a non-financial reward would be...
teamwork
overtime
appraisal
job satisfaction
The hierarchy in an organization chart illustrates:
the chain of command
the span of control
how flat the organization is
who leads the organization
A key benefit of a teamwork approach is that:
Decision-making may take longer
More inputs and ideas can be put into the decision-making process
Some weaker members may be carried by harder-worker ones
There is no central coordination to team processes
Small opportunities of promotion could leave the employees unmotivated. This situation occurs in ____ organizational structure.
tall
flat
The span of control in a tall organizational chart is narrow
true
false
The organisational structure allocates _____
and responsibilities to employees.
chart
structure
tasks
This is an example of________ structure.
tall
flat
In this organizational structure, the reporting relationships are set up as a grid, or matrix, rather than in the traditional hierarchy. It is a type of organizational management in which people with similar skills are pooled for work assignments, resulting in more than one manager to report to.
Hierarchical Structure
Matrix Structure
Horizontal/Flat Structure
Network Structure
How many layers does this organisational structure have?
2
3
4
5
Work specialization is the same as _____.
a. departmentalization
b. division of labor
c. decentralization
d. job grouping
The basis by which jobs are grouped together is termed _____.
bureaucracy
specialization
centralization
departmentalization
Proctor & Gamble departmentalizes by Tide, Pampers, Charmin, and Pringles. This is an example of departmentalization by _____.
A. function
B. process
C. geography
D. product
The unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organization to the lowest echelon and clarifies who reports to whom is termed _____.
a. chain of command
b. authority
c. span of control.
d. unity of command
The _____ refers to the number of subordinates that a manager directs.
A. span of control
B. unity of command
C. chain of command
D. decentralization principle
In an organization that has high centralization, _____.
the corporate headquarters is located centrally to branch offices
all top level officials are located within the same geographic area
action can be taken more quickly to solve problems
top managers make all the decisions and lower level managers merely carry out directions
Simple structures are flexible and inexpensive, but are often only effective in small organizations.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic organizational levels?
Top Management
Supervisors
Middle Managers
Lower Managers
A __________ structure is composed of self-contained units or divisions.
Matrix
Learning
Simple
Divisional
Which of the following is the correct order of organizational levels?
Middle managers, supervisors, operative employees, top management
Operative employees, supervisors, middle managers, top management
Middle managers, operative employees, supervisors, top management
Operative employees, middle managers, supervisors, top management
Which of the following types of organizational structures is normally found in a smaller business with fewer employees?
Informal structure
Employer-based structure
Formal structure
Employee-based structure
__________ is the principle in which an employee should have only one supervisor to whom he or she is responsible.
Supervision
Span of control
Chain of command
Work specialization
An assembly line is an example of __________.
Chain of command
Supervision
Span of control
Work specialization
A __________ organization structure combines the elements of functional and product-based departmentalization.
Divisional
Simple
Matrix
Learning
Which of the following types of authority can create problems of overlapping authority?
Functional authority
Line authority
Department authority
Employer authority
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
Which of the following is NOT one of the considerations when selecting a business structure?
Customers’ demographics
Size of the business or organization
Worker skills and responsibilities
Business purpose
Which of the following types of business structures consists entirely of work groups and teams which perform an organization’s work?
Productivity structure
Team-based structure
Employee-based structure
Divisional structure
Authority is shared between two supervisors in which of the following types of business structures ?
Matrix organization
Employee-based structure
Divisional structure
Customer-based structure
Which one is NOT true about organisational structure?
It exists in most companies
It is also known as organisational ranking
It is a pattern or sequence of designations
It helps with the communication of the companies
Having a solid organisational structure ensures that?
communication is harder
employees get paid well
employees are unhappy
communication is easy
What is an advantage of functional structure?
same break times
ability to chat face to face
confusion between departments
direct communication
A matrix structure gives more of what to it's employees?
productivity
ability
pay
responsibility
A flat structure means that there is technically no what?
boss
employees
managers
departments
A flat structure means that there is better what?
employees
rules
communication
ability
Small opportunities of promotion could leave the employees unmotivated. This situation occurs in ____ organizational structure.
tall
flat
the _____ organizational chart costs less because there is no different layers of salary.
flat
tall
Army is the example of a ____ organizational structure.
flat
tall
Which organisational structure is complex and brings teams of employees together?
Hierarchical
Flat
Matrix
Holocratic
Which organisational structure do micro businesses typically have?
Hierarchical
Flat
Matrix
Holocratic
Functional departmentalization groups jobs by ________.
tasks they perform
territories they serve
type of customer they serve
products or services they manufacture or produce
A ___________________ organization follows the layout of a pyramid. Every employee in the organization, except one, usually the CEO, is subordinate to someone else within the organization. The layout consists of multiple entities that descend into the base of staff level employees, who sit at the bottom of the pyramid.
flat
matrix
hierarchical
geographic
