Exam 5: Basic Organization Designs

Which of the elements of structure includes making efficient use of workers' diverse skills?

_________would not be considered a source of position or legitimate power for a manager.

Jack has just been promoted to line manager for the assembling plant. Since Jack is now a manager, which of the following automatically also goes with the title of manager?

In differentiating line managers from staff managers, staff emphasizes managers whose organizational function contributes directly to the achievement of organizational objectives.

Application of Organizational Structure Jim Johnson is the CEO of a major manufacturer of farming equipment. His company has been in business for the last 100 years and has been very profitable. The company is very formal and tall with formalized communication channels and rigid hierarchical relationships. Mr. Johnson makes all major decisions. This has worked very well until lately. It has begun to have some major global competition. Companies overseas are bringing new products into the United States at a lower price. Furthermore, just yesterday, the new vice- president had mentioned that he felt that there was a major market overseas for the company's products. As its strategy was beginning to change, Mr. Johnson also realized its structure too would need to change, but to what? The company was large and, prior to these changes, the technology utilized, while extensive, had been very routine. What is he to do? -Mr. Johnson's company probably needs to change from a(n) _________structure to a _________structure.

An organization's culture can actually substitute for the rules and regulations that formally guide employees.

Leadership in a learning organization must have a shared vision and a _________environment.

The process of assigning authority and responsibility to one's subordinates to manage a project is called

Operational efficiencies can be achieved by reducing the number of layers and levels of management and increasing the span of control.

Power can be viewed as a three- dimensional concept. It includes functional and hierarchical dimensions as well as a third dimension called

Organization structure should always precede organization strategy.

Application of Bases of Power Jerri is confused. She thought that once she had the title of manager, everyone would listen to her and accept her authority and power. However, she has noticed other employees that seem to have power. Whenever someone has a question about the computer system, they always go to Helen who actually established the current system they are using. Usually Helen can get things up and running quicker than going to the support staff for help. Then there is Joe who has a remarkable amount of charm and charisma. He seems to have a power based simply upon him. Then there is Jill, her secretary, who has a power entirely of her own. Jill turns in the timecards weekly, and Jerri has seen her more than once override the time clock and clock somebody in earlier than they actually arrived or clock out for them when the employee left work early. When Jerri questioned her about it, Jill just laughed and said that they had been doing it for years and the time all averaged out. The company allowed no overtime so any extra time spent after work was not compensated. Jerri sometimes wonders if she has any power at all. -What type of power does Joe possess?

What is a matrix organization?

Joan Woodward found that organizational effectiveness was related to the "fit" between technology and structure.

Which of the following is NOT likely to result from increasing the number of levels and layers of management in an organization?

An office supply firm that has three departments based upon retail, wholesale, and governmental customers is using which of the following types of departmentalization?

Which of the following structures is loose and flexible allowing it to change rapidly as the need arises?

Which of the following is not one of the six elements of structure?

A(n) _________groups together people who work on the same product or processes, serve similar customers, and/or work in the same area or geographic region.

In centralized organizations, decision- making is delegated down and across all levels of management.