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Organisational Structure Terminology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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)  

2.

What term refers to administrative systems within an organization?

(a)  

3.

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?

a)

Centralization

b)

Decentralization

c)

Delegation

d)

De-layering

4.

Which term refers to the formal lines of authority in an organization?

a)

Delegation

b)

Hierarchical structures

c)

Organizational structure

d)

Chain of command

5.

Which term refers to the situation in organizations where decision-making authority is delegated throughout the firm?

a)

De-layering

b)

Flat structure

c)

Responsibility

d)

Decentralization

6.

What occurs when an organization removes one or more layers in its hierarchical structure?

a)

Decentralization

b)

De-layering

c)

Delegation

d)

Demarcation

7.

What is the term for when a line manager entrusts and empowers a subordinate with authority to successfully complete a particular task?

(a)  

8.

What term refers to an organization with only a few levels in the organizational structure?

(a)  

9.

Which term is used to show where each worker fits within an organization?

a)

Hierarchical structures

b)

Delegation

c)

Accountability

d)

Responsibility

10.

Which term refers to the number of layers of formal authority in an organization?

a)

Delegation

b)

Levels of hierarchy

c)

Organizational chart

d)

Empowerment

11.

Which term refers to a diagrammatic representation of an organization’s formal organizational structure?

a)

Organizational chart

b)

Authority

c)

Span of control

d)

Delegation

12.

Which term refers to the interrelationships and hierarchical arrangements within a business?

a)

Responsibility

b)

Span of control

c)

Organizational structure

d)

Decentralization

13.

Which term refers the duties and obligations assigned to a person in the organization?

(a)  

14.

What term refers to how many workers are directly accountable to a particular line manager?

(a)  

15.

What term refers to firms with many levels of hierarchy?

(a)