Exam 6: Organizing the Business

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

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Question 21

Procter & Gamble has Baby Care, Beauty Care, Health Care, and Home and Fabric Care divisions in its U.S. operations. What is this an example of?

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Question 22

What kind of departmentalization happens when an organization is divided into operations related to different products?

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Question 23

What are everyday social interactions among employees that transcend formal jobs and job interrelationships called?

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Question 24

Which of the following is a natural part of organizational growth?

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Question 25

Because international organizational structures have emerged in response to the need to manufacture, purchase, and sell in global markets, why do some companies adopt a truly global structure?

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Question 26

Firms with what structure are structured around departments for each basic business action?

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Question 27

Why is it important for organizations to create and communicate their organizational structure?

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Question 28

A divisional structure relies on functional departmentalization.

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Question 29

Frequently, the informal organization effectively alters a company's formal structure.

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Question 30

To provide a state-of-the-art classroom and instructional technology, Shell Oil recently purchased an executive conference center north of Houston. What type of organization does this purchase reflect?

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Question 31

What is the informal organization and how does it relate to the formal structure?

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Question 32

Which of the following, if True, would weaken the claim that this division of labor keeps employees focused on the tasks that fit their skills and leads to a better product?

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Question 33

Job specialization is the process of eliminating unnecessary or undesirable jobs.

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Question 34

What is delegation? Identify four reasons that managers have trouble delegating.

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Question 35

The building blocks of all organizations are specialization and centralization.

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Question 36

What is authority given to a special group of employees that play central roles in the firm's daily operations called?

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Question 37

What is an employee's duty to perform an assigned task?

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Question 38

Briefly explain the steps in the delegation process.

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Question 39

In tall organizations, which feature describes the span of control?

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

Procter & Gamble has Baby Care, Beauty Care, Health Care, and Home and Fabric Care divisions in its U.S. operations. What is this an example of?

What kind of departmentalization happens when an organization is divided into operations related to different products?

What are everyday social interactions among employees that transcend formal jobs and job interrelationships called?

Which of the following is a natural part of organizational growth?

Because international organizational structures have emerged in response to the need to manufacture, purchase, and sell in global markets, why do some companies adopt a truly global structure?

Firms with what structure are structured around departments for each basic business action?

Why is it important for organizations to create and communicate their organizational structure?

A divisional structure relies on functional departmentalization.

Frequently, the informal organization effectively alters a company's formal structure.

To provide a state-of-the-art classroom and instructional technology, Shell Oil recently purchased an executive conference center north of Houston. What type of organization does this purchase reflect?

What is the informal organization and how does it relate to the formal structure?

Which of the following, if True, would weaken the claim that this division of labor keeps employees focused on the tasks that fit their skills and leads to a better product?

Job specialization is the process of eliminating unnecessary or undesirable jobs.

What is delegation? Identify four reasons that managers have trouble delegating.

The building blocks of all organizations are specialization and centralization.

What is authority given to a special group of employees that play central roles in the firm's daily operations called?

What is an employee's duty to perform an assigned task?

Briefly explain the steps in the delegation process.

In tall organizations, which feature describes the span of control?

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Employee Behavior and Motivation

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