WorksheetsIntroduction to Organizing and Organizational Charts
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which statement best defines the management function of organizing?
Arranging and structuring work to achieve goals
Forecasting sales and preparing annual budgets
Measuring results against performance standards
Motivating employees through rewards and praise
In an organizational chart, what does the chain of command primarily show?
Physical layout of departments and offices
Pay scales for different job categories
Reporting lines from top to bottom positions
Daily tasks assigned to each employee
A wide span of control most likely means a manager supervises how many people?
No subordinates due to self-managed teams
Many direct reports under one manager
Very few employees per supervisor
Only one assistant and one trainee
When drawing a basic organizational chart, which step correctly represents direct authority?
Use triangles for supervisors and circles for staff
Place equal ranks on different vertical levels
Connect manager to subordinates with solid lines
Group all staff advisors in a dotted circle
A retail store wants faster local decisions at the sales floor. Which structural choice best supports this goal?
Rotate managers weekly for consistency
Eliminate supervisors to flatten completely
Centralize all approvals at headquarters
Decentralize decisions to lower levels
Which statement best defines centralization in an organization?
Decision authority concentrated at top levels
Decision authority dispersed to frontline teams
Informal decisions made by peer committees
Outsourced decisions to external consultants
In a highly centralized company, which disadvantage is most likely to occur during daily operations?
Greater empowerment of frontline
Reduced workload for executives
Faster responses at local levels
Slow decisions due to top approval
Which advantage is commonly associated with decentralization in modern Philippine BPO firms?
Consistency across all branches
Quicker decisions near the issue
More approvals from top leaders
Tighter control by head office
Which trio correctly lists the three key elements of effective delegation?
Planning, Organizing, Controlling
Responsibility, Authority, Accountability
Budgeting, Forecasting, Reporting
Leadership, Motivation, Supervision
A manager assigns a task to a supervisor, grants budget authority, and sets a deadline, but keeps ultimate answerability for results. Which concept is illustrated?
Delegation with retained accountability
Complete transfer of accountability
Centralization without empowerment
Decentralization of strategic control
