Exam 6: Reinforcing New Behaviors

Functional structure refers to a way of reinforcing behaviors that respond to the marketplace. All activities associated with a particular product or family of products are brought together in a divisional unit.

Which of the following is correct when both divisional and functional structures exist in an overlapping fashion, allowing for dual focus?

__________refers to a structure meant to reinforce focus on the functional or technical tasks of the organization.

Horizontally linked structures focus employees on the interrelated activities of the value chain.

Which of the following is NOT a liability of divisional structures?

Structural, system and technology changes should be_________ the change process.

Organizations will not be able to call on intrinsic motivation unless:

____________is a belief on the part of employees that their pay is fair and equitable, and is a prerequisite for intrinsic motivation.

Organizational structure refers to the formal manner in which employees are subdivided into units and divisions as a way of focusing their effort on the required tasks of the company.

As organizations move beyond the small, start-up stage, they are likely to adopt a simple divisional structure.

___________refers to a reward external to the individual and provided by the organization.