Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a strength of a functional organization structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allows economies of scale within functional departments. 
B)  Is best with only one or a few products. 
C)  Enables in-depth knowledge and skill development. 
D)  Leads to customer satisfaction because product responsibility and contact points are clear. 
A)  Allows economies of scale within functional departments. 
B)  Is best with only one or a few products. 
C)  Enables in-depth knowledge and skill development. 
D)  Leads to customer satisfaction because product responsibility and contact points are clear. D

Question 2

The matrix structure is the correct structure when three conditions are met. Which of the following is one of these three conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pressure exists to share scarce resources across product lines. 
B)  Technical quality is not very important. 
C)  The environmental domain of the organization is simple. 
D)  The environmental domain of the organization is certain and stable. 
A)  Pressure exists to share scarce resources across product lines. 
B)  Technical quality is not very important. 
C)  The environmental domain of the organization is simple. 
D)  The environmental domain of the organization is certain and stable. A

Question 3

In the horizontal structure, it is said that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the process owner is responsible for coordinating the core process in its entirety. 
B)  because team members become recognized experts in a single area, cross-training that characterizes other organizational forms is limited. 
C)  boundaries between departments are clearly defined to ensure functional expertise. 
D)  if the organization has been rooted in strict vertical, hierarchical structure, it is ready for immediate and rapid implementation of the horizontal structure. 
A)  the process owner is responsible for coordinating the core process in its entirety. 
B)  because team members become recognized experts in a single area, cross-training that characterizes other organizational forms is limited. 
C)  boundaries between departments are clearly defined to ensure functional expertise. 
D)  if the organization has been rooted in strict vertical, hierarchical structure, it is ready for immediate and rapid implementation of the horizontal structure. A

Question 4

How can rules and plans serve as an information linking mechanism in organizations?

Accepted Answer

Rules and plans serve as an information

Question 5

At an Internet company, all the people associated with maintaining the website are grouped together in one department. This is an example of _____ grouping.

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal 
B)  multi-focused 
C)  divisional 
D)  functional 
A)  horizontal 
B)  multi-focused 
C)  divisional 
D)  functional

Question 6

What qualifications would be expected for the position of full-time integrator? Why?

Accepted Answer

The qualifications expected for the posi

Question 7

All of the following are strengths of a divisional organization structure, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  it allows units to adapt to differences in products, regions, customers. 
B)  it involves high coordination across functions. 
C)  it centralizes decision making. 
D)  it is best in large organizations with several products. 
A)  it allows units to adapt to differences in products, regions, customers. 
B)  it involves high coordination across functions. 
C)  it centralizes decision making. 
D)  it is best in large organizations with several products.

Question 8

The use of the organization chart for business stems largely from the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Horizontal linkage mechanisms:

Accepted Answer

A)  cause employees to experience the confusion of not having unity of command. 
B)  must be added to a divisional structure to coordinate across functional areas. 
C)  should be avoided because they confuse vertical linkages. 
D)  enable people in different functional departments to exchange information. 
A)  cause employees to experience the confusion of not having unity of command. 
B)  must be added to a divisional structure to coordinate across functional areas. 
C)  should be avoided because they confuse vertical linkages. 
D)  enable people in different functional departments to exchange information.

Question 10

-Reference Organization Chart 3.2. This structure:

Accepted Answer

A)  has caused high levels of bureaucracy. 
B)  should be changed immediately to a horizontal grouping if the company is growing. 
C)  would have increased the span of control for the General Manager when the Assistant Manager position was added. 
D)  could have a weakness of slow response to environmental changes that require coordination across functional areas. 
A)  has caused high levels of bureaucracy. 
B)  should be changed immediately to a horizontal grouping if the company is growing. 
C)  would have increased the span of control for the General Manager when the Assistant Manager position was added. 
D)  could have a weakness of slow response to environmental changes that require coordination across functional areas.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a weakness of a matrix organization structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Causes participants to experience dual authority. 
B)  Determining core processes is difficult and time consuming. 
C)  Will not work unless participants understand it and adopt collegial rather than vertical type relationships. 
D)  Requires great effort to maintain power balance. 
A)  Causes participants to experience dual authority. 
B)  Determining core processes is difficult and time consuming. 
C)  Will not work unless participants understand it and adopt collegial rather than vertical type relationships. 
D)  Requires great effort to maintain power balance.

Question 12

_____ is the most recent approach to departmental grouping. With this grouping, the organization is a loosely connected cluster of separate components.

Accepted Answer

A)  Virtual network grouping 
B)  Divisional grouping 
C)  Multi-focused grouping 
D)  Horizontal grouping 
A)  Virtual network grouping 
B)  Divisional grouping 
C)  Multi-focused grouping 
D)  Horizontal grouping

Question 13

Horizontal linkages are used to coordinate activities between the top and bottom of an organization and are designed primarily for control of the organization, whereas vertical linkages refers to the amount of communication and coordination across organizational departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Contrast the following structural alternatives to achieving horizontal integration: task force, liaison, and full-time integrator.

Accepted Answer

Horizontal integration refers to the str

Question 15

Divisional structure may be organized by product, services, major projects or programs, or profit centers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

_____ refers to frequent, timely, problem-solving communication carried out through relationships of shared goals, shared knowledge, and mutual respect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Horizontal linkage 
B)  Reengineering 
C)  Relational coordination 
D)  Functional grouping 
A)  Horizontal linkage 
B)  Reengineering 
C)  Relational coordination 
D)  Functional grouping

Question 17

Describe the three components in the definition of organization structure.

Accepted Answer

The three components in the definition o

Question 18

List and give examples of two symptoms of structural deficiency provided in the text. Explain how an organization might cope with those two symptoms of structural deficiency.

Accepted Answer

Structural deficiency in an organization

Question 19

Which of the following is not a component in the definition of organization structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  It includes the design systems to ensure effective communication, coordination, and integration of effort across each position. 
B)  It identifies the tasks and processes for each position within the organization. 
C)  It identifies the grouping together of individuals into departments and of departments into the total organization. 
D)  It designates formal reporting relationships, including the number of levels in the hierarchy and the span of control of managers and supervisors. 
A)  It includes the design systems to ensure effective communication, coordination, and integration of effort across each position. 
B)  It identifies the tasks and processes for each position within the organization. 
C)  It identifies the grouping together of individuals into departments and of departments into the total organization. 
D)  It designates formal reporting relationships, including the number of levels in the hierarchy and the span of control of managers and supervisors.

Question 20

The highest level of horizontal coordination is relational coordination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is NOT a strength of a functional organization structure?

The matrix structure is the correct structure when three conditions are met. Which of the following is one of these three conditions?

In the horizontal structure, it is said that:

How can rules and plans serve as an information linking mechanism in organizations?

At an Internet company, all the people associated with maintaining the website are grouped together in one department. This is an example of _____ grouping.

What qualifications would be expected for the position of full-time integrator? Why?

All of the following are strengths of a divisional organization structure, except:

The use of the organization chart for business stems largely from the Industrial Revolution.

Horizontal linkage mechanisms:

-Reference Organization Chart 3.2. This structure:

Which of the following is not a weakness of a matrix organization structure?

_____ is the most recent approach to departmental grouping. With this grouping, the organization is a loosely connected cluster of separate components.

Horizontal linkages are used to coordinate activities between the top and bottom of an organization and are designed primarily for control of the organization, whereas vertical linkages refers to the amount of communication and coordination across organizational departments.

Contrast the following structural alternatives to achieving horizontal integration: task force, liaison, and full-time integrator.

Divisional structure may be organized by product, services, major projects or programs, or profit centers.

_____ refers to frequent, timely, problem-solving communication carried out through relationships of shared goals, shared knowledge, and mutual respect.

Describe the three components in the definition of organization structure.

List and give examples of two symptoms of structural deficiency provided in the text. Explain how an organization might cope with those two symptoms of structural deficiency.

Which of the following is not a component in the definition of organization structure?

The highest level of horizontal coordination is relational coordination.

Organizations and Organization Theory

Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness

The External Environment

Interorganizational Relationships

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Using Information Technology for Control and Coordination

Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

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Exam 3: Fundamentals of Organization Structure

Which of the following is NOT a strength of a functional organization structure?

The matrix structure is the correct structure when three conditions are met. Which of the following is one of these three conditions?

In the horizontal structure, it is said that:

How can rules and plans serve as an information linking mechanism in organizations?

At an Internet company, all the people associated with maintaining the website are grouped together in one department. This is an example of _____ grouping.

What qualifications would be expected for the position of full-time integrator? Why?

All of the following are strengths of a divisional organization structure, except:

The use of the organization chart for business stems largely from the Industrial Revolution.

Horizontal linkage mechanisms:

-Reference Organization Chart 3.2. This structure:

Which of the following is not a weakness of a matrix organization structure?

_____ is the most recent approach to departmental grouping. With this grouping, the organization is a loosely connected cluster of separate components.

Horizontal linkages are used to coordinate activities between the top and bottom of an organization and are designed primarily for control of the organization, whereas vertical linkages refers to the amount of communication and coordination across organizational departments.

Contrast the following structural alternatives to achieving horizontal integration: task force, liaison, and full-time integrator.

Divisional structure may be organized by product, services, major projects or programs, or profit centers.

_____ refers to frequent, timely, problem-solving communication carried out through relationships of shared goals, shared knowledge, and mutual respect.

Describe the three components in the definition of organization structure.

List and give examples of two symptoms of structural deficiency provided in the text. Explain how an organization might cope with those two symptoms of structural deficiency.

Which of the following is not a component in the definition of organization structure?

The highest level of horizontal coordination is relational coordination.

Organizations and Organization Theory

Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness

The External Environment

Interorganizational Relationships

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Using Information Technology for Control and Coordination

Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

Filters