Exam 5: Organizational Structure and Design

A significant advantage of the matrix structure is the clear chain of command from top to bottom of the organization.

In a team structure,team members are not held responsible for their decisions.

Which type of structure tends to work best with a cost-minimization strategy?

Organizational structure is defined as ________.

Several years later,Mr.Polanski and the management team at AGEC decided to sell off its oil exploration and drilling supply holdings and focus exclusively on the more profitable distribution end of the business.In conjunction with this decision,management decided to outsource most of its noncore functions,such as accounting,payroll,and human resources.These moves are most consistent with a ________ organization.

Which type of structure tends to work best with an innovation strategy?

Another term for increased decentralization is ________.

Procter & Gamble organizes its 300 brands into five main categories: family care,fabric care,beauty care,health care,and food and beverage.They use ________ departmentalization.

The matrix structure is an organizational structure that assigns specialists from different functional departments to work on one or more projects led by project managers.

The appropriate structure for an organization is based on four contingency variables: strategy,size,degree of environmental uncertainty,and ________.

Which of the following is a strength of the functional structure?

The relationship between size and structure is such that larger organizations tend to be more ________.

The current organizational design at Prairie is best described as ________.

Employee empowerment is crucial in a team structure because there is no line of managerial authority from top to bottom.

In a team structure there is a clear line of managerial authority from top to bottom.

All other things being equal,as the span of control grows wider,the organization becomes ________.

Innovators need the efficiency,stability,and tight controls of the mechanistic structure.

John has just been informed that he will be working on a new team to develop a line of athletic shoes.His team will include individuals from the design team,the production team,the finance team,as well as the sales and marketing teams.It appears as though John will be working on a cross-functional team.

The degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs is called ________.

As the number of employees in an organization grows,structure tends to become more ________.