Exam 13: Organizational Structure

One of the best attributes of Francois in the eyes of his employees is that he gives them the authority to carry out specific duties; this allows the employees to make some decisions on their own. This is known as

Larger organizations are developing structures with fewer layers of hierarchy and open boundaries.

An organization that seeks to eliminate the chain of command, have limitless spans of control and replace departments with empowered teams is the

In an organization that has high centralization

Quinton's company follows an imitation strategy; it only produces new products and moves into new markets after their viability has already been proven. The best organizational structure for it would likely be

Autonomy and formalization are inversely related.

A structure characterized by extensive departmentalization, high formalization, limited information network and centralization is organic.

The degree to which tasks in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs is referred to as departmentalization.

The characteristic underlying all bureaucracies is

Justin's company is very progressive as it is a continually evolving network of independent companies. It is likely that he is working for a virtual organization.

A structure of evolving networks of independent companies linked together to share skills and costs is called

The assignment of authority to another person to carry out specific duties and make the decisions required to successfully complete those duties is known as

You have decided that since you are a novice at departmentalization, you will go with the most popular method. You will probably choose which type of departmentalization?

Which of the following questions relates to work specialization?

An organic structure is typically characterized by

Where there is high formalization, there is (are)

Joshua feels confused because he answers to his own boss as well as to another boss who is in charge of one of the company's main products. He is likely working in a matrix structure.

The assumption underlying customer departmentalization is that customers in each department have a common set of problems or needs.

The simple structure is fast, flexible, and inexpensive to maintain, and accountability is clear.

Luigi works for an advertising agency and the organizational structure is such that he has two bosses; his direct boss is the manager of the department he is assigned to and his other boss is the manager responsible for the new product that is his main focus. This is an example of what kind of structure?