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

In creating an empowering climate, a manager should avoid:

__________ allow(s) a worker to complete a full-time job in less than five days.

The key features of a network structure are a minimal core staff, with as much of the support activity contracted out as possible.

A(n) __________ allows a worker to complete a full-time job in less than five days.

A(n) __________ graphically describes the arrangement of work positions and reporting relationships.

A problem with informal groups is that they:

__________ organizations are bureaucratic with a vertical structure.

A classical management principle regarding delegation is that authority should __________ responsibility.*

The process type of divisional structure focuses on:

Mechanistic structures are most like organic designs.

The process of grouping together people and jobs into work units is called __________.

A(n) __________ is a diagram of positions and reporting relationships within an organization.

In a matrix structure, who should do the cross-functional team member's performance appraisal?

A bureaucratic organization is similar to a(n) _________ organization.

One of the problems with a functional structure is communication between functional groups.

When both the Chairman of the Board and CEO are the same person, corporate governance may be compromised or weakened.*

A __________ organization uses information technology to operate as a shifting form of alliances.

Why is the organizational structure so important?

Empowered cross functional teams are most likely to be found in a(n) __________ organization.

A(n) __________ structure groups together people working on the same product, in the same geographical area, or with similar customers.