Exam 14: Organizational Structure and Design

As Andrew Carnegie said,"No person will make a great business who wants to do it all ____________..."

Division of labor also makes it harder to assess job candidates for the specific talents needed to do each job.

What term refers to a diagram of the chain of command and reporting relationships in a company?

Virtual organizations often use virtual teams linked by technology,although employees may still meet face-to-face.

In ______________ organizations,the authority for making decisions affecting an organization is distributed.

What term refers to a collection of autonomous units or firms that act as a single larger entity,using social mechanisms for coordination and control?

Whole Foods Market has a lattice structure.

Higher levels in an organization tend to be more specialized than lower levels.

What kind of organizations are flexible,decentralized structures with less clear lines of authority,decentralized power,open communication channels,and focused on adaptability in helping employees accomplish goals?

Organizational structure is the core of what coordinates,controls,and motivates employees to cooperate toward the attainment of organizational goals.

Define and discuss centralization.Include positive and negative aspects of varying levels of centralization.

Formalization is necessary for high performance.

In a ______________ structure,all functional activities are controlled by a product group at headquarters,and local managers don't usually provide input into product decisions.

What term refers to the degree to which some employees have formal authority over others?

Increased specialization of employees in each division ____________ organizational flexibility.

What term refers to the process of selecting and managing aspects of organizational structure and culture to enable the organization to achieve its goals?

What term refers to a collection of functions organized around a particular geographic area,product or service,or market?

Because generalists are often _______ expensive than specialists,organizations employing a greater proportion of generalists often ___________ costs.

Referring to people at lower levels of the organizational chart,an executive vice president for global shipper FedEx said,"If I don't come to work,we're OK.If they don't come to work,we're ________________."

Which of the following is/are influenced by an organization's structure?