Exam 6: Organizing the Business

List and describe the three forms of authority.

Functional structure fosters ________.

Explain where retail stores derived their generic name and why?

Whole Foods Market has a highly ________ structure.

In the Clark Equipment example given in the text,purchasing,materials handling,fabrication,painting,and assembly are examples of which of the following?

Short Case Scenario 6-1 Steffi Graf has assumed leadership of Ace Products after many years of loyal service. Ace Products is an international manufacturer of copiers, printers, and fax machines. Historically, their customers have fallen into four groups: hospitals, small businesses, airlines, and state and local governments. After talking with her daughter, who has just completed her business degree, Steffi is beginning to wonder if reorganizing would benefit Ace Products. The organization chart shows that there is a Vice-President of Manufacturing, Vice-President of Accounting and Finance, and a Vice-President of Marketing; they all report to the President of Ace Products. -What benefits can be expected from a functional organization?

Acme Oil Company has three divisions: Exploration,Extraction,and Refining.This is an example of process departmentalization.

At Chaparral Steel,some employees transport scrap steel while others operate shredding equipment.This is an example of ________.

After an organizational structure has been created,it is set in stone.

Departments linked to the production and sales of specific products are ________.

Which of the following types of structure entails a second chain of command?

Which of the following begins when a manager assigns responsibility to a subordinate?

International organizational structures are an approach to organizational structure developed in response to the need to manufacture,purchase,and sell in global markets.

A ________ organization relies almost entirely on employees working on a common project,with little or no underlying functional hierarchy.

The U.S.Army has a ________ organizational structure,with many organizational layers.

The duty to perform an assigned task is called ________.

A ________ organization has little or no formal structure,with only a handful of permanent employees.

McDonald's utilizes a decentralized decision-making structure.

Sears can calculate the profits it generates from appliances,home furnishings,and every other department in the store if it treats each department as a ________.

To provide a state-of-the-art classroom and instructional technology,Shell Oil recently purchased an executive conference center north of Houston as part of its program to become a ________ organization.