Exam 11: Organization Structures

LMZ Inc. functions with systematic order and a hierarchical system of management. It is characterized by formal channels of communication. The employees of the firm are required to strictly abide by the formal rules of the company. LMZ Inc. is a(n) _____.

Which of the following is true of a bureaucracy?

Which of the following is true of trends in organizational designs?

An organization chart includes major subunits in which positions reporting to a common manager are shown.

Suppose you start a new business to compete with Uber. You design an easy-to-use app and arrange for drivers to get paid a percentage for each ride. This is an example of a ____.

An organization structure refers to:

The CEO of Astro Inc., a graphics design firm, believes he is more capable, intelligent, and ethical than any of his other managers. He has a hard time letting his other top-level managers do their jobs without his direct supervision. This implies that the CEO of Astro Inc. _____.

Sara's job includes dividing up the work and assigning tasks to each employee. She identifies people responsible for each task, decides the reporting structure, and decides employees' work relationships. Sarah is a part of the _____ team in her company.

Franklin Inc. encourages its employees at all levels to provide ideas, opinions, and support the process of decision making. This indicates that the firm has a(n) _____.

Employees who are involved in designing, engineering, and preparing models are grouped together at Zener Inc. Further, employees who engage in public relations, sales promotion, advertising, and direct marketing are put together in another team. Which of the following structures exists at Zener Inc.?

A _____ structure groups together people with similar skills who perform similar tasks.

The process of entrusting work to others by giving them the right to make decisions and take action is referred to as _____.

A _____ groups together people working on the same product, in the same area, with similar customers, or on the same processes.

Which of the following is true of empowerment?

Which of the following is true about the geographical structure?

A strategic alliance is a(n):

The functional ____ problem is a lack of communication, coordination, and problem solving across functions.

Which of the following is true of an organic design?

Agile organizations are structured to be slow moving so that they can adequately adjust to changing market conditions.

A(n) ____ organization is structured to be fast moving, open to change, and internally connected top to bottom and side to side.