Exam 15: Organizational Design and Structure

The degree of vertical differentiation affects organizational effectiveness,but there is no consistent finding that flatter or taller organizations are better.

In a functional structure,an employee generally will be working with individuals who are experts in the area.

Match the following: -Formalization

Nora reports to a manager in marketing as well as a manager in corporate communications.What type of structure is Nora's job an example?

According to Woodward's classification theme for technology,what is needed when the technology is more complex?

According to Dess and Beard,what variables would you use to assess the degree of environmental uncertainty?

What is the term for the process of coordinating the different parts of an organization?

The geographic dispersion of an organization's offices,plants,and personnel is known as spatial integration.

What best describes divisional structures?

A job description is an example of formalization.

The need to change as specified by the organizational strategy is always communicated throughout the organization.

Match the following: -Divisional

What is the term for an organization that is divided by geographic location?

As an organization grows,additional people reduce the strain on the owner

Designing and building linkage coordination mechanisms is known as specialization.

What type of organization uses a web-like structure where some or all of its operating functions are contracted to other organizations?

The four contextual variables are design,size,technology,and environment.

What is the difference between managers of today and managers of the future?

What is the beginning of the organizational design process?

In terms of Perrow's technology framework,what is a key principle of problem analyzability?