Question 1

A matrix structure often combines which two forms of departmentalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divisional structure and simple structure 
B)  Network structure and cluster structure 
C)  Simple structure and hybrid structure 
D)  Geographic divisional structure and product divisional structure 
E)  Functional structure and network structure 
A)  Divisional structure and simple structure 
B)  Network structure and cluster structure 
C)  Simple structure and hybrid structure 
D)  Geographic divisional structure and product divisional structure 
E)  Functional structure and network structure

Question 2

Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control,centralization,and formalization.The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical versus delayered. 
B)  networked versus team-based. 
C)  geographic versus product/client divisions. 
D)  organic versus mechanistic. 
E)  diverse versus integrated. 
A)  hierarchical versus delayered. 
B)  networked versus team-based. 
C)  geographic versus product/client divisions. 
D)  organic versus mechanistic. 
E)  diverse versus integrated.

Question 3

A simple structure is one of the best structures in which to accommodate organizational growth and diversification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Departmentalization does all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Departmentalization establishes a system of common supervision. 
B)  Departmentalization discourages coordination through informal communication. 
C)  Departmentalization creates common measures of performance among employees in the unit. 
D)  Departmentalization typically determines which positions and units must share resources. 
E)  Departmentalization establishes interdependencies among employees and subunits. 
A)  Departmentalization establishes a system of common supervision. 
B)  Departmentalization discourages coordination through informal communication. 
C)  Departmentalization creates common measures of performance among employees in the unit. 
D)  Departmentalization typically determines which positions and units must share resources. 
E)  Departmentalization establishes interdependencies among employees and subunits.

Question 5

When work activities are too complex to standardize through procedures or goals,companies often coordinate work effort:

Accepted Answer

A)  through direct supervision. 
B)  by extensively training employees. 
C)  by giving one employee most of the tasks previously divided among many people. 
D)  through further division of labor. 
E)  through formal hierarchy. 
A)  through direct supervision. 
B)  by extensively training employees. 
C)  by giving one employee most of the tasks previously divided among many people. 
D)  through further division of labor. 
E)  through formal hierarchy.

Question 6

Companies with divisionalized structures are increasingly adopting the geographically-based structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is a network structure? Why do some writers believe that a network structure is an effective design for global competition?

Accepted Answer

A network structure is an alliance of se

Question 8

Formal hierarchy is usually the most efficient coordinating mechanism in small organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As organizations grow,which of the following does NOT typically occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Informal communication becomes more prevalent as a coordinating mechanism. 
B)  There is increasing division of labor. 
C)  The organization becomes more decentralized. 
D)  The organization becomes more formalized. 
E)  There is increasing job specialization. 
A)  Informal communication becomes more prevalent as a coordinating mechanism. 
B)  There is increasing division of labor. 
C)  The organization becomes more decentralized. 
D)  The organization becomes more formalized. 
E)  There is increasing job specialization.

Question 10

Departmentalization establishes interdependencies and coordination through informal communication within each work unit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An organic structure has:

Accepted Answer

A)  a narrow span of control and low formalization. 
B)  centralized decision making and a wide span of control. 
C)  decentralized decision making and low formalization. 
D)  a high degree of formalization and a wide span of control. 
E)  functional departmentalization and a high degree of formalization. 
A)  a narrow span of control and low formalization. 
B)  centralized decision making and a wide span of control. 
C)  decentralized decision making and low formalization. 
D)  a high degree of formalization and a wide span of control. 
E)  functional departmentalization and a high degree of formalization.

Question 12

All organizations have:

Accepted Answer

A)  a formal hierarchy that includes supervisors and non-supervisory employees. 
B)  a divisionalized structure. 
C)  some form of coordinating mechanism. 
D)  a mechanistic structure. 
E)  formal tem-based structures 
A)  a formal hierarchy that includes supervisors and non-supervisory employees. 
B)  a divisionalized structure. 
C)  some form of coordinating mechanism. 
D)  a mechanistic structure. 
E)  formal tem-based structures

Question 13

Compared with divisionalized structures,functional structures are known to:

Accepted Answer

A)  create better economies of scale. 
B)  be more responsive to local markets or clients. 
C)  encourage employees to focus on the organization's superordinate goals. 
D)  reduce conflict and coordination problems across work units. 
E)  do all of these things. 
A)  create better economies of scale. 
B)  be more responsive to local markets or clients. 
C)  encourage employees to focus on the organization's superordinate goals. 
D)  reduce conflict and coordination problems across work units. 
E)  do all of these things.

Question 14

A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups,with most sales within the one country.What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divisional geographic structure 
B)  Network structure 
C)  Matrix structure 
D)  Divisional product structure 
E)  Keep the functional structure 
A)  Divisional geographic structure 
B)  Network structure 
C)  Matrix structure 
D)  Divisional product structure 
E)  Keep the functional structure

Question 15

A virtual corporation:

Accepted Answer

A)  operates within a larger organization with a divisionalized structure. 
B)  exists temporarily and reshapes itself quickly to fit immediate client needs. 
C)  is a variation of a divisionalized structure. 
D)  exists within most small and large organizations. 
E)  is none of these. 
A)  operates within a larger organization with a divisionalized structure. 
B)  exists temporarily and reshapes itself quickly to fit immediate client needs. 
C)  is a variation of a divisionalized structure. 
D)  exists within most small and large organizations. 
E)  is none of these.

Question 16

A century ago,administrative scholars believed that organizations are more effective if they:

Accepted Answer

A)  rely on formal hierarchy to coordinate work. 
B)  introduce self-directed work teams. 
C)  rely on informal communication to coordinate work. 
D)  adopt matrix structures. 
E)  decentralize. 
A)  rely on formal hierarchy to coordinate work. 
B)  introduce self-directed work teams. 
C)  rely on informal communication to coordinate work. 
D)  adopt matrix structures. 
E)  decentralize.

Question 17

Creative Advertising Ltd.wants its 100 employees to work together around specific clients,yet maintain an equal emphasis on alignment with their skill specializations (advertising,graphics,copywriting and public relations).Which of the following organizational structures would work best for Creative Advertising?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matrix structure that overlays a geographic and client structure 
B)  Simple structure 
C)  Network structure 
D)  Client-based divisionalized form 
E)  Matrix structure that overlays project teams with a functional structure 
A)  Matrix structure that overlays a geographic and client structure 
B)  Simple structure 
C)  Network structure 
D)  Client-based divisionalized form 
E)  Matrix structure that overlays project teams with a functional structure

Question 18

Formalization represents the establishment of standardization as a coordinating mechanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of these statements about team-based organizational structures is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Team-based structures have very little formalization. 
B)  Team-based structures make extensive use of formal hierarchy as a coordinating mechanism. 
C)  Team-based structures improve communication and cooperation across skills and areas of expertise. 
D)  Team-based structures are usually more responsive and flexible than functional structures. 
E)  Team-based structures are usually found within larger divisionalized structures. 
A)  Team-based structures have very little formalization. 
B)  Team-based structures make extensive use of formal hierarchy as a coordinating mechanism. 
C)  Team-based structures improve communication and cooperation across skills and areas of expertise. 
D)  Team-based structures are usually more responsive and flexible than functional structures. 
E)  Team-based structures are usually found within larger divisionalized structures.

Question 20

As external environments become more complex and dynamic,organizational structures should become more mechanistic and less organic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A matrix structure often combines which two forms of departmentalization?

Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control,centralization,and formalization.The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:

A simple structure is one of the best structures in which to accommodate organizational growth and diversification.

Departmentalization does all of the following EXCEPT:

When work activities are too complex to standardize through procedures or goals,companies often coordinate work effort:

Companies with divisionalized structures are increasingly adopting the geographically-based structure.

What is a network structure? Why do some writers believe that a network structure is an effective design for global competition?

Formal hierarchy is usually the most efficient coordinating mechanism in small organizations.

As organizations grow,which of the following does NOT typically occur?

Departmentalization establishes interdependencies and coordination through informal communication within each work unit.

An organic structure has:

All organizations have:

Compared with divisionalized structures,functional structures are known to:

A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups,with most sales within the one country.What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

A virtual corporation:

A century ago,administrative scholars believed that organizations are more effective if they:

Formalization represents the establishment of standardization as a coordinating mechanism.

Which of these statements about team-based organizational structures is FALSE?

As external environments become more complex and dynamic,organizational structures should become more mechanistic and less organic.

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Exam 15: Organizational Structure

A matrix structure often combines which two forms of departmentalization?

Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control,centralization,and formalization.The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:

A simple structure is one of the best structures in which to accommodate organizational growth and diversification.

Departmentalization does all of the following EXCEPT:

When work activities are too complex to standardize through procedures or goals,companies often coordinate work effort:

Companies with divisionalized structures are increasingly adopting the geographically-based structure.

What is a network structure? Why do some writers believe that a network structure is an effective design for global competition?

Formal hierarchy is usually the most efficient coordinating mechanism in small organizations.

As organizations grow,which of the following does NOT typically occur?

Departmentalization establishes interdependencies and coordination through informal communication within each work unit.

An organic structure has:

All organizations have:

Compared with divisionalized structures,functional structures are known to:

A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups,with most sales within the one country.What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

A virtual corporation:

A century ago,administrative scholars believed that organizations are more effective if they:

Formalization represents the establishment of standardization as a coordinating mechanism.

Which of these statements about team-based organizational structures is FALSE?

As external environments become more complex and dynamic,organizational structures should become more mechanistic and less organic.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, values, and Personality

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions and Attitudes

Motivation in the Workplace

Applied Performance Practices

Work-Related Stress and Stress Management

Decision Making and Creativity

Foundations of Team Dynamics

Developing High Performance Teams

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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