Question 1

The matrix structure is characterized by highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

You are interested in explaining the different types of organizational designs to students of basic management. These students need to know the advantages and disadvantages of each structure as well as the structure's characteristics.
-You describe a structure that is flat, has little formalization, and is fast, flexible, and inexpensive to maintain. You are describing the _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucracy 
B)  team structure 
C)  organizational pyramid 
D)  matrix structure 
E)  simple structure 
A)  bureaucracy 
B)  team structure 
C)  organizational pyramid 
D)  matrix structure 
E)  simple structure

Question 3

One disadvantage of the simple structure is its high risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_______are consistent with recent efforts by companies to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed up decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  Matrix structures 
B)  Simple structures 
C)  Wider spans of control 
D)  Narrower spans of control 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Matrix structures 
B)  Simple structures 
C)  Wider spans of control 
D)  Narrower spans of control 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

A plant manager who organizes the plant by separating engineering, accounting, manufacturing, personnel, and purchasing into departments is practicing _______departmentalization.

Accepted Answer

A)  product 
B)  target customer 
C)  geographic 
D)  graphic 
E)  functional 
A)  product 
B)  target customer 
C)  geographic 
D)  graphic 
E)  functional

Question 6

A decentralized organization is more likely to result in a feeling of alienation by employees than a centralized organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Work specialization may result in employee boredom, stress, and absenteeism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The_______ structure violates the unity of command concept.

Accepted Answer

A)  matrix 
B)  web 
C)  virtual 
D)  team 
E)  simple 
A)  matrix 
B)  web 
C)  virtual 
D)  team 
E)  simple

Question 9

The _______of an environment refers to the degree of heterogeneity and concentration among environmental elements.

Accepted Answer

A)  intricacy 
B)  simplicity 
C)  complexity 
D)  density 
E)  permeability 
A)  intricacy 
B)  simplicity 
C)  complexity 
D)  density 
E)  permeability

Question 10

There has been a marked trend toward centralization in business decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which one of the following is consistent with a simple structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucracy 
B)  standardization 
C)  high employee discretion 
D)  high centralization 
E)  high horizontal differentiation 
A)  bureaucracy 
B)  standardization 
C)  high employee discretion 
D)  high centralization 
E)  high horizontal differentiation

Question 12

You have divided the jobs performed by your department through work specialization and are now trying to decide how to best group these jobs to improve efficiency and customer service. You are considering whether to group activities by function, product, process, geography, or customer.
-Your products fall into several categories with very different production methods for each category. Because of this, you might consider departmentalizing by_______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  implementation 
B)  process 
C)  matrix 
D)  production 
E)  method 
A)  implementation 
B)  process 
C)  matrix 
D)  production 
E)  method

Question 13

What is work specialization?

Accepted Answer

Work specialization is also known as div

Question 14

The virtual organization stands in sharp contrast to the typical bureaucracy that has many vertical levels of management and where control is sought through_______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  imposing limits 
B)  manipulation 
C)  teams 
D)  ownership 
E)  directives 
A)  imposing limits 
B)  manipulation 
C)  teams 
D)  ownership 
E)  directives

Question 15

The strength of the matrix structure is its_______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  adherence to chain of command 
B)  economies of scale 
C)  standardization 
D)  social empowerment 
E)  ability to facilitate coordination 
A)  adherence to chain of command 
B)  economies of scale 
C)  standardization 
D)  social empowerment 
E)  ability to facilitate coordination

Question 16

Specialization defines how job tasks are formally defined, grouped, and coordinated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

For much of the first half of the twentieth century, managers viewed departmentalization as promoting increased productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All of the following are characteristics of the organic model except .

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-hierarchical teams 
B)  high employee participation in decision making 
C)  cross-functional teams 
D)  flatness 
E)  narrow spans of control 
A)  cross-hierarchical teams 
B)  high employee participation in decision making 
C)  cross-functional teams 
D)  flatness 
E)  narrow spans of control

Question 19

The degree to which tasks in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs is termed departmentalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Having too many people report to you can undermine your effectiveness as manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The matrix structure is characterized by highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialization.

One disadvantage of the simple structure is its high risk.

_______are consistent with recent efforts by companies to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed up decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.

A plant manager who organizes the plant by separating engineering, accounting, manufacturing, personnel, and purchasing into departments is practicing _______departmentalization.

A decentralized organization is more likely to result in a feeling of alienation by employees than a centralized organization.

Work specialization may result in employee boredom, stress, and absenteeism.

The_______ structure violates the unity of command concept.

The _______of an environment refers to the degree of heterogeneity and concentration among environmental elements.

There has been a marked trend toward centralization in business decision making.

Which one of the following is consistent with a simple structure?

What is work specialization?

The virtual organization stands in sharp contrast to the typical bureaucracy that has many vertical levels of management and where control is sought through_______ .

The strength of the matrix structure is its_______ .

Specialization defines how job tasks are formally defined, grouped, and coordinated.

For much of the first half of the twentieth century, managers viewed departmentalization as promoting increased productivity.

All of the following are characteristics of the organic model except .

The degree to which tasks in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs is termed departmentalization.

Having too many people report to you can undermine your effectiveness as manager.

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: Concepts and Applications

Emotions and Moods

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

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Exam 12: Foundations of Organizational Structure

The matrix structure is characterized by highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialization.

One disadvantage of the simple structure is its high risk.

_______are consistent with recent efforts by companies to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed up decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.

A plant manager who organizes the plant by separating engineering, accounting, manufacturing, personnel, and purchasing into departments is practicing _______departmentalization.

A decentralized organization is more likely to result in a feeling of alienation by employees than a centralized organization.

Work specialization may result in employee boredom, stress, and absenteeism.

The_______ structure violates the unity of command concept.

The _______of an environment refers to the degree of heterogeneity and concentration among environmental elements.

There has been a marked trend toward centralization in business decision making.

Which one of the following is consistent with a simple structure?

What is work specialization?

The virtual organization stands in sharp contrast to the typical bureaucracy that has many vertical levels of management and where control is sought through_______ .

The strength of the matrix structure is its_______ .

Specialization defines how job tasks are formally defined, grouped, and coordinated.

For much of the first half of the twentieth century, managers viewed departmentalization as promoting increased productivity.

All of the following are characteristics of the organic model except .

The degree to which tasks in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs is termed departmentalization.

Having too many people report to you can undermine your effectiveness as manager.

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: Concepts and Applications

Emotions and Moods

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

Filters