Question 1

Organisations tend to centralise as their external environment becomes more complex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which coordinating mechanism is typically most important among people working in hospital surgical operations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct supervision 
B)  Integrator roles 
C)  Job descriptions 
D)  Extensive training 
A)  Direct supervision 
B)  Integrator roles 
C)  Job descriptions 
D)  Extensive training

Question 3

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 4

Integrator roles do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  They increase formalisation and centralisation 
B)  They support informal communication as a coordinating mechanism 
C)  They reduce the need for virtual corporations 
D)  They increase the amount of formal hierarchy 
A)  They increase formalisation and centralisation 
B)  They support informal communication as a coordinating mechanism 
C)  They reduce the need for virtual corporations 
D)  They increase the amount of formal hierarchy

Question 5

An organisational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal hierarchy 
B)  Informal communication 
C)  Standardisation of skills 
D)  Standardisation of output 
A)  Formal hierarchy 
B)  Informal communication 
C)  Standardisation of skills 
D)  Standardisation of output

Question 6

Team-based organisations rely extensively on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hourly wages and generous employee benefits 
B)  Supervisors as the main source of direction and control 
C)  Communities of practice 
D)  Self-directed work teams 
A)  Hourly wages and generous employee benefits 
B)  Supervisors as the main source of direction and control 
C)  Communities of practice 
D)  Self-directed work teams

Question 7

What type of departmentalisation should a large multinational organisation adopt?

Accepted Answer

This question basically requires student

Question 8

Simple structures usually rely on which of the following to coordinate work activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct supervision 
B)  Standardisation through formal instructions 
C)  Formal training (standardising skills) 
D)  Standardisation of product or service outputs 
A)  Direct supervision 
B)  Standardisation through formal instructions 
C)  Formal training (standardising skills) 
D)  Standardisation of product or service outputs

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Team-based structures have very little formalisation 
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 
A)  Team-based structures have very little formalisation 
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

Question 10

When traditional supervision is used as the coordinating mechanism,it tends to conflict with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-routine and complex work 
B)  Employee autonomy and involvement 
C)  Clearly defined goals and output measures 
D)  None of the options listed here is correct 
A)  Non-routine and complex work 
B)  Employee autonomy and involvement 
C)  Clearly defined goals and output measures 
D)  None of the options listed here is correct

Question 11

Which of the following is pressuring large global organisations to move from geographically based to more client-based divisionalised structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advances in information technology 
B)  Increases in the number of truly global clients 
C)  Freer trade 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct 
A)  Advances in information technology 
B)  Increases in the number of truly global clients 
C)  Freer trade 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct

Question 12

Which form of departmentalisation increases the risk of duplication and under-utilisation of resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divisional structure 
B)  Functional structure 
C)  Simple structure 
D)  Matrix structure 
A)  Divisional structure 
B)  Functional structure 
C)  Simple structure 
D)  Matrix structure

Question 13

Virtual corporations are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Based on the divisionalised form of organisational structure 
B)  Permanent businesses that rely mainly on the internet to establish their marketing 
C)  Do not need to follow government laws when hiring and laying off employees 
D)  None of the options listed here is correct 
A)  Based on the divisionalised form of organisational structure 
B)  Permanent businesses that rely mainly on the internet to establish their marketing 
C)  Do not need to follow government laws when hiring and laying off employees 
D)  None of the options listed here is correct

Question 14

To increase work efficiency and make it easier to match employee competencies with job requirements,companies tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Divide work into more specialised jobs 
B)  Rely on formal hierarchy as a coordinating mechanism 
C)  Rely on a narrow span of control 
D)  Centralise decision making 
A)  Divide work into more specialised jobs 
B)  Rely on formal hierarchy as a coordinating mechanism 
C)  Rely on a narrow span of control 
D)  Centralise decision making

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Division of labour leads to increased job specialisation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

For many years,Quokka Consumer Ltd has had a geographic divisionalised organisational structure.Now,the company is rethinking the appropriateness of this structure compared to other divisionalised structures.Describe the two other divisionalised structures that Quokka can consider adopting and give two explanations why Quokka might want to move away from the geographic structure.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Employees are most likely to experience empowerment (least likely to experience powerlessness)when the organisation has:

Accepted Answer

A)  High centralisation 
B)  High formalisation 
C)  A mechanistic structure 
D)  Low formalisation 
A)  High centralisation 
B)  High formalisation 
C)  A mechanistic structure 
D)  Low formalisation

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job descriptions 
B)  Informal communication 
C)  Centralisation 
D)  Sales targets 
A)  Job descriptions 
B)  Informal communication 
C)  Centralisation 
D)  Sales targets

Question 20

Network structures come close to the perfect example of a mechanistic organisational structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Organisations tend to centralise as their external environment becomes more complex.

Which coordinating mechanism is typically most important among people working in hospital surgical operations?

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

Integrator roles do which of the following?

An organisational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Team-based organisations rely extensively on:

What type of departmentalisation should a large multinational organisation adopt?

Simple structures usually rely on which of the following to coordinate work activities?

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

When traditional supervision is used as the coordinating mechanism,it tends to conflict with:

Which of the following is pressuring large global organisations to move from geographically based to more client-based divisionalised structures?

Which form of departmentalisation increases the risk of duplication and under-utilisation of resources?

Virtual corporations are:

To increase work efficiency and make it easier to match employee competencies with job requirements,companies tend to:

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

Division of labour leads to increased job specialisation.

Employees are most likely to experience empowerment (least likely to experience powerlessness)when the organisation has:

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating mechanism?

Network structures come close to the perfect example of a mechanistic organisational structure.

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Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organisations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

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Power and Influence in the Workplace

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Exam 13: Organisational Structure

Organisations tend to centralise as their external environment becomes more complex.

Which coordinating mechanism is typically most important among people working in hospital surgical operations?

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

Integrator roles do which of the following?

An organisational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Team-based organisations rely extensively on:

What type of departmentalisation should a large multinational organisation adopt?

Simple structures usually rely on which of the following to coordinate work activities?

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

When traditional supervision is used as the coordinating mechanism,it tends to conflict with:

Which of the following is pressuring large global organisations to move from geographically based to more client-based divisionalised structures?

Which form of departmentalisation increases the risk of duplication and under-utilisation of resources?

Virtual corporations are:

To increase work efficiency and make it easier to match employee competencies with job requirements,companies tend to:

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

Division of labour leads to increased job specialisation.

Employees are most likely to experience empowerment (least likely to experience powerlessness)when the organisation has:

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating mechanism?

Network structures come close to the perfect example of a mechanistic organisational structure.

Introduction to the Field of Organisational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organisations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organisations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organisational Settings

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change

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