Exam 11: Organization Structures

Feast-It Inc., a fast food corporation, entered into an agreement with Spark Inc., a company that manufactures cheese, mayonnaise, and other toppings. Feast-It Inc. exclusively uses the toppings produced by Spark Inc. This business agreement has resulted in benefits for both the companies. This is an example of a _____.

A divisional structure is characterized by reduced coordination across functional departments.

A product structure prompts managers to be responsive to changing market demands and customer tastes.

Slice-It Inc., a fast food organization operating in many countries, varies its menus in different countries according to local tastes and preferences. It groups together employees and tasks working in the same location. Which of the following structures is Slice-It Inc. using?

Team meetings in matrix structures are short and quick.

What are the potential advantages of matrix structures?

Which of the following is true about a network structure?

A ____ structure groups together people and jobs performed in the same location.

Oasis Inc. is an organization with a tall structure. Which of the following would be a characteristic of Oasis Inc.?

Rezter Group, a consumer goods company, owns several brands that produce different goods. Each brand is focused on a single consumer good and has a separate chief executive who is responsible for the manufacturing, sales, costs, profits, and losses of his or her brand. This implies that each brand at Rezter Group is applying a _____ structure in the organization.

A network structure helps lower costs and improves flexibility in dealing with changing environments because:

The dispersion of authority to make decisions throughout all organization levels is known as _____.

Organizational ___ is the process of creating structures that accomplish the mission and objectives.

In a functional structure, people working on the same product, in the same area, with similar customers, or on the same processes, are grouped together.

Ramon Auto, an automobile manufacturer, operates in several countries. The company has three major brands which are headed by three separate managers. Each of these three managers look after all the jobs and activities associated with their respective brands. According to this information, which of the following organization structures is adopted by Ramon Auto?

Adzen Inc., an advertising firm, has a horizontal structure with simple rules and procedures. It achieves targets by having personal means of coordination. The firm values the existence of informal groups and does not believe in division of labor. Which of the following designs is being used by Adzen Inc.?

Functional structures tend to work best in relatively stable environments where problems are predictable and the demands for change and innovation are limited.

Crexons Inc. finds that there is too much bureaucracy in their organization. The CEO of the company desires to increase flexibility in the organizational structure. To accomplish this, he must _____.

Which of the following is true of a functional structure?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of network structures?