Exam 9: Structuring Organizations for Todays Challenges

The management at Forger Steel Corporation has recently decided to rate their company's processes and products against the results achieved by the world's best at similar processes and products.Forger has adopted a policy of international standardization.

In firms with centralized authority,each department is treated as if it is a completely separate and independent organization.

involves radical redesign and dramatic improvements.

Samad has just accepted a managerial position at City Bank.In order to be more effective in his new position,he should try to learn who the important people are in City's informal organization.

Traditional organizational models provide the flexibility demanded in a changing business environment.

In a________ organization,specialists from different parts of an organization are brought together to work on specific projects,but these specialists still remain part of a traditional line and staff organizational structure.

A ________organization is characterized by direct two-way lines of responsibility, authority,and communication running from the top to the bottom of the organization,with all people reporting to only one supervisor.

The matrix organization is sometimes perceived as a temporary solution to a long-term problem.

In a bureaucratic organization:

Networking uses communication technology to link organizations allowing them to work together on common objectives.

Self-managed teams avoid involving groups outside of the firm to ensure their plans are not leaked to their competitors.

Small business organizations lack the size required to reap the benefits of division of labour specialization.

Henri Fayol and Max Weber are best known for their contributions to accounting theory.

Rome Corporation is organized into departments such as finance,production,marketing,data processing,and accounting.Rome has chosen to departmentalize by function.

The more experienced and capable the manager,the broader the span of control.

Span of control refers to the number of different markets a business can serve efficiently.

Line managers issue orders,enforce discipline,and adjust the organization as conditions change.

A bureaucracy is designed to be customer focused.

Which of the following was created as an answer to the temporary nature of the matrix structure?

Mass production causes a more complex production process.