Exam 8: Organization Structure and Design: Its All About Working Together

Organizational charts provide:*

A cross-functional team member in a matrix structure reports to __________ manager(s).

The informal structure consists of unofficial groups that form a shadow organization.

When John, president of Global Products, decided to form a new division for marketing into China, he was implementing a __________structure.*

Network structures rely upon __________ to facilitate cooperation with other firms in the pursuit of business activities of mutual interest.

The span of control indicates the number of employees directly reporting to a superior.

The major difference between a matrix structure and a team structure is that a team structure:*

A __________ structure groups together people with similar skills who perform similar tasks.

Describe a functional structure and some of its important advantages and disadvantages.

A system of tasks, reporting relationships, and communication linkages is called a(n) __________.

The number of persons directly reporting to a manager is called __________.

Flexible time means that you can work whenever you want.

In a __________ organization, top management maintains the power to make most important decisions.

A(n) __________ is a partnership in which organizations join together to pursue areas of mutual interest.*

An organization chart describes the company's __________ structure.

The "shadow" organization that operates independently of the formal organization is known as a(n) __________ organization.

The essence of the functional chimney problem is that the subunits operate as if they are independent from, or in competition with all of the other subunits in the organization.

The organization chart describes the arrangement of work positions with a company.

A learning organization is most likely the outcome of an organic design.

The lack of communication across functional departments in functional structures is called the __________ problem.