WorksheetsOrganisational Structure Terminology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which term describes refers to the official rights of a line manager to give orders and instructions to his/her subordinates in the organization to get things done?
(a)
What term refers to administrative systems within an organization?
(a)
Which term refers to the situation in organizations where decision-making is predominantly made by a small group of senior managers at the top of the organizational hierarchy?
Centralization
Decentralization
Delegation
De-layering
Which term refers to the formal lines of authority in an organization?
Delegation
Hierarchical structures
Organizational structure
Chain of command
Which term refers to the situation in organizations where decision-making authority is delegated throughout the firm?
De-layering
Flat structure
Responsibility
Decentralization
What occurs when an organization removes one or more layers in its hierarchical structure?
Decentralization
De-layering
Delegation
Demarcation
What is the term for when a line manager entrusts and empowers a subordinate with authority to successfully complete a particular task?
(a)
What term refers to an organization with only a few levels in the organizational structure?
(a)
Which term is used to show where each worker fits within an organization?
Hierarchical structures
Delegation
Accountability
Responsibility
Which term refers to the number of layers of formal authority in an organization?
Delegation
Levels of hierarchy
Organizational chart
Empowerment
Which term refers to a diagrammatic representation of an organization’s formal organizational structure?
Organizational chart
Authority
Span of control
Delegation
Which term refers to the interrelationships and hierarchical arrangements within a business?
Responsibility
Span of control
Organizational structure
Decentralization
Which term refers the duties and obligations assigned to a person in the organization?
(a)
What term refers to how many workers are directly accountable to a particular line manager?
(a)
What term refers to firms with many levels of hierarchy?
(a)
