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WorksheetsOrganisational structures review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the definition of organisation?
A business designed to make a profit
A group of people with a specific objective
People working in a defined structure to achieve specific objectives
A team or group working in a defined structure
What is meant by centralised authority?
Authority is central to productivity
All staff contribute to decision making
Department heads can make their own decisions
Decision making is in the hands of a small group of senior management and the CEO
Which of the following are benefits of a vertical organisational structure?
Clear progression routes, clearly defined roles, structured process of line management
Teams can share information and knowledge across the organisation
Staff can self manage and thus are more motivated to achieve company objectives
Teams are able to identify and implement improvements to their work flows
What is a matrix structure?
a structure without managers
A structure that has both horizontal and vertical workflows and communications
Staff work in project groups
Work is outsourced to save money
The amount of staff a manager oversees is known as:
Span of control
Department structure
Chain of command
Work specialisation
What is the definition of productivity
How hard an employee works
The effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input
The highest number of products possible manufactured on an assembly line
How efficiently an organisation operates
Which of the following factors are said to impact productivity
poor infrastructure
long term effects of the 2008 crash
poor technical education
labour market factors
Which industrialist came up with Scientific management theory?
Weber
Mayo
Johnson
Taylor
Which of the following are features of the bureaucratic management system?
hierarchy of authority
Task specialisation
Rule based system
adaptible
Human relations theory states that
Productivity levels depend on the individuals social and psychological needs
People will be more motivated if they have incentives
There is one best way to achieve efficiency when completing a task
Workers will be more productive with better lighting
