Question 1

Describe the role that the chairperson of a meeting serves.

Accepted Answer

​The chairperson or facilitator keeps the meeting focused and is ultimately responsible for the meeting's effectiveness.The chairperson asks pertinent and provocative questions to start off or keep discussions going and to elicit participation from all attendees.The chairperson also makes certain that the minutes of the meeting are distributed to all participants and other interested parties.​

Question 2

Streamlining production and cross-trainingemployees so they can do multiple tasks is a part of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) virtual organization process 
B) lean manufacturing 
C) just-in-time inventory control 
D) self-directed team management 
A) virtual organization process 
B) lean manufacturing 
C) just-in-time inventory control 
D) self-directed team management B

Question 3

Theterm _____refers to any group structured by management to carry outdesignatedfunctionsand accomplish certain objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) specification 
B) specialization 
C) organization 
D) diversification 
A) specification 
B) specialization 
C) organization 
D) diversification C

Question 4

Which organizational structure defies the unity of command principle? Why?

Accepted Answer

The project management,matrix

Question 5

One of thepractical tipsfor making more effective use of time is to:

Accepted Answer

A) write everything down. 
B) avoid interruptions. 
C) use technologyindiscriminately. 
D) abandon the 80/20 principle. 
A) write everything down. 
B) avoid interruptions. 
C) use technologyindiscriminately. 
D) abandon the 80/20 principle.

Question 6

Supervisors should utilize the organizational structure they believe can best achieve a department's objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to the unity-of-command principle,all supervisors should make decisions together so their orders are not contradictory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the difference between job descriptions and job specifications? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

A job description includes the principle

Question 9

A formal organization structure is based on a company's number and types of departments,positions and functions,and authority and reporting relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

ARVA International is a nonprofit organization that strives to promote social justice throughout the world.At ARVA,employees continually improve their skills and expand their capacities to meet the organization's social objective.In this scenario,ARVA International can best be described as a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) learning organization 
B) teaching organization 
C) centralized organization 
D) decentralized organization 
A) learning organization 
B) teaching organization 
C) centralized organization 
D) decentralized organization

Question 11

The most frequent problem associated with the project management-type organizational structure is direct accountability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following needs do informal organizations satisfy?

Accepted Answer

A) Physiological needs 
B) Biological needs 
C) Social needs 
D) Self actualization needs 
A) Physiological needs 
B) Biological needs 
C) Social needs 
D) Self actualization needs

Question 13

Which of the following is created when employee groups are given wide latitude and considerable authority to make job-related decisions?

Accepted Answer

A) A horizontal corporation 
B) A virtual corporation 
C) A self-directed work team 
D) A reengineered work team 
A) A horizontal corporation 
B) A virtual corporation 
C) A self-directed work team 
D) A reengineered work team

Question 14

Supervisors cannot eliminate an informal organization:

Accepted Answer

A) because the grapevine will always alert group members of the supervisors' intention to do so. 
B) unless they befriend the group's leader. 
C) because they did not establish the organization. 
D) until they create jobs for their employees that meet all of the employees' social and security needs. 
A) because the grapevine will always alert group members of the supervisors' intention to do so. 
B) unless they befriend the group's leader. 
C) because they did not establish the organization. 
D) until they create jobs for their employees that meet all of the employees' social and security needs.

Question 15

Informal groups always make a supervisor's job easier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Alisa works at a company where she meets with a group to regularly set job-related goals.Members of this group have considerable authority to make many of their own decisions regarding their duties and responsibilities.Alisa's company utilizes _____.

Accepted Answer

A) self-directed work teams 
B) focus groups 
C) reengineering teams 
D) line and staff authority 
A) self-directed work teams 
B) focus groups 
C) reengineering teams 
D) line and staff authority

Question 17

Many companies base job descriptions on information provided by the people who actually perform the work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Supervisors should resist the temptation to assign more work to more capable employees and less work to those who are less skilled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Span of management refers to the amount of control a supervisor possesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The project management-type organizational structure violates the principle of:

Accepted Answer

A) span of management. 
B) division of work. 
C) organizational stability. 
D) unity of command. 
A) span of management. 
B) division of work. 
C) organizational stability. 
D) unity of command.

Describe the role that the chairperson of a meeting serves.

Streamlining production and cross-trainingemployees so they can do multiple tasks is a part of _____.

Theterm _____refers to any group structured by management to carry outdesignatedfunctionsand accomplish certain objectives.

Which organizational structure defies the unity of command principle? Why?

One of thepractical tipsfor making more effective use of time is to:

Supervisors should utilize the organizational structure they believe can best achieve a department's objectives.

According to the unity-of-command principle,all supervisors should make decisions together so their orders are not contradictory.

What is the difference between job descriptions and job specifications? Provide examples.

A formal organization structure is based on a company's number and types of departments,positions and functions,and authority and reporting relationships.

ARVA International is a nonprofit organization that strives to promote social justice throughout the world.At ARVA,employees continually improve their skills and expand their capacities to meet the organization's social objective.In this scenario,ARVA International can best be described as a ______.

The most frequent problem associated with the project management-type organizational structure is direct accountability.

Which of the following needs do informal organizations satisfy?

Which of the following is created when employee groups are given wide latitude and considerable authority to make job-related decisions?

Supervisors cannot eliminate an informal organization:

Informal groups always make a supervisor's job easier.

Alisa works at a company where she meets with a group to regularly set job-related goals.Members of this group have considerable authority to make many of their own decisions regarding their duties and responsibilities.Alisa's company utilizes _____.

Many companies base job descriptions on information provided by the people who actually perform the work.

Supervisors should resist the temptation to assign more work to more capable employees and less work to those who are less skilled.

Span of management refers to the amount of control a supervisor possesses.

The project management-type organizational structure violates the principle of:

The Supervisory Challenge

The Management Functions

Supervisory Planning

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Leadership and Followership

Communicating in a Noisy World

Principles of Motivating Followers

Solving Problems, Making Decisions and Managing Change

Empowering Employees for Success

Building Effective Teams

Performance Management

Fundamentals of Controlling

Resolving Conflicts

Positive Discipline

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Exam 9: The Principles of Organizing

Describe the role that the chairperson of a meeting serves.

Streamlining production and cross-trainingemployees so they can do multiple tasks is a part of _____.

Theterm _____refers to any group structured by management to carry outdesignatedfunctionsand accomplish certain objectives.

Which organizational structure defies the unity of command principle? Why?

One of thepractical tipsfor making more effective use of time is to:

Supervisors should utilize the organizational structure they believe can best achieve a department's objectives.

According to the unity-of-command principle,all supervisors should make decisions together so their orders are not contradictory.

What is the difference between job descriptions and job specifications? Provide examples.

A formal organization structure is based on a company's number and types of departments,positions and functions,and authority and reporting relationships.

The most frequent problem associated with the project management-type organizational structure is direct accountability.

Which of the following needs do informal organizations satisfy?

Which of the following is created when employee groups are given wide latitude and considerable authority to make job-related decisions?

Supervisors cannot eliminate an informal organization:

Informal groups always make a supervisor's job easier.

Alisa works at a company where she meets with a group to regularly set job-related goals.Members of this group have considerable authority to make many of their own decisions regarding their duties and responsibilities.Alisa's company utilizes _____.

Many companies base job descriptions on information provided by the people who actually perform the work.

Supervisors should resist the temptation to assign more work to more capable employees and less work to those who are less skilled.

Span of management refers to the amount of control a supervisor possesses.

The project management-type organizational structure violates the principle of:

The Supervisory Challenge

The Management Functions

Supervisory Planning

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Leadership and Followership

Communicating in a Noisy World

Principles of Motivating Followers

Solving Problems, Making Decisions and Managing Change

Empowering Employees for Success

Building Effective Teams

Performance Management

Fundamentals of Controlling

Resolving Conflicts

Positive Discipline

Filters