Exam 5: Organizing and Delegating Work

Identify one or more line and staff positions in an organization you work for or have worked for.Also,indicate whether the staff positions are general staff or specialist staff.

Companies with multiple products commonly use __________ departmentalization.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the delegation process?

With __________ authority,important decisions are made by middle and first-line managers.

State the similarities and differences between matrix and divisional departmentalization.

Which of the following is an advantage of decentralization?

Which of the following is NOT a means of coordination?

List and briefly explain the four levels of authority.

Identify and explain your level of authority for a specific task in an organization.

Tasks that develop employees should not be delegated.

Explain the difference between a flat organization and a tall organization.

The major advantages of decentralization are control and reduced duplication of work.

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding job simplification?

Job enrichment is the process of building motivators into the job itself to make it more interesting and challenging.

Freedom to select a course of action and carry it out and then report the action to the boss is called full authority.

Accountability ensures that all departments and individuals within an organization work together to accomplish strategic and operational objectives.

For the following question(s), write the numbers 1, 2, and 3. To the right of each number 1-3, write the priority-determination questions. To the left of the numbers, write yes or no as the answer to each question. On the priority line, write the priority. Questions: Priority: -You are a supervisor of a medical ward.You just checked your mail.You got the latest copy of Supervision,a monthly magazine giving ideas on how to be an effective supervisor.Reading the magazine should be what level of priority?

An organizational chart shows the structure of the informal organization.

For the following question(s), write the numbers 1, 2, and 3. To the right of each number 1-3, write the priority-determination questions. To the left of the numbers, write yes or no as the answer to each question. On the priority line, write the priority. Questions: Priority: -You have to submit your department budget in two weeks.There will be very few changes from last year.Preparing the budget should be what level of priority?

An organization chart shows all of the following EXCEPT: