Exam 12: Organisational Structure and Design

The possible impact of changes in the environment, including changes in technology and information-processing requirements, and capability of the design decisions of the organisation, are considerations of:

The more an organisation differentiates its tasks:

The classification of technologies as pooled, sequential and reciprocal task interdependence was made by:

The extent to which an organisation uses written rules and procedures to standardise its operations best defines:

The software of organisational structure and design is:

The classification of technologies as unit or small batch production systems, large batch, or mass production systems was made by:

The exigencies of work in the current economic and technological climate and the developments in information and communication technologies are:

A flexible organisational structure characterised by relatively low specialisation of jobs, decentralised authority, competence-based status and respect, multi-directional communication, conflict resolution by interaction and dialogue, and loyalty to the project or task group is best defined as:

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