Exam 12: Structuring the Organization

Which of the following is NOT a basic coordination mechanism for organizations?

Direct supervision works to coordinate people's actions because it__________.

Mutual adjustment fails in medium-sized groups because of process loss.

Faced with environments that are not stable, organizations need to use ______________ to be flexible and adaptable.

Using information technologies, mutual adjustment allows for greater ___________.

What is mutual adjustment? How does it act as a coordinating mechanism, and when do organizations need to use it?

Discuss the decisions that organizations make to use the different forms of coordination. How should organizations decide which form is best?

A project manager telling one of his people to work on a different project is using the _______________ mechanism for coordination.

The Internet has generally helped organizations to coordinate their activities.

How does standardization act as a coordinating mechanism? When it beneficial for organizations to use it?

The __________ structure relies on mutual adjustment for coordination.

When a manager sets performance goals, he/she is using__________.

Firms that choose matrix structures and function effectively are those that__________.

Coordination accomplished by providing procedures is said to be:

Socialization processes support norm standardization.

In a matrix structure, most employees have two or more bosses.

Universities use ________________ standardization to make the behavior of faculty predictable.

A manager writing up how a new task is to be performed is using the _______________ mechanism for coordination.

A major strength of the multiunit structure is__________.

The type of organization that is formed from a network of allied companies that bands together to exploit a business opportunity quickly is called__________.