Exam 8: Organizational Structure and Design

Boundaryless organizations eliminate internal boundaries among parts and external boundaries linking with the external environment.

The matrix structure makes use of permanent cross-functional teams to integrate functional expertise in support of a clear divisional focus on a product,project,or program.

Organizations that operate with a minimum of bureaucratic features and encourage worker empowerment and teamwork are called __________.

Team meetings in the matrix can take lots of time,and the teams may develop "groupitis."

What is a social network analysis and why is it,in many ways,essential to organizational success?

In a network structure,the entire system suffers if one part of the network breaks down or fails to deliver.

When an organization chart shows vice presidents of marketing,manufacturing,finance,and human resources reporting directly to the president of a company,the top management group is organized as a __________ structure.

Any organization structure should __________ and __________.

The process of learning that occurs as people work and interact together throughout the workday is called __________ learning.

Departmentalization is the process of grouping work positions into formal teams or departments and then linking them together in a coordinated fashion with the larger organization.

An organization's ability to implement its strategy is greatly helped by a structure that allocates tasks through a division of labour and provides for the coordination of performance results.

__________ is a work unit or department headed by a manager and that operates as a smaller component of a larger and total organizational system.

Centralized organizations delegate decision making throughout all levels of management,and decentralized organizations concentrate decision making at the top levels of management.

Due to the absence of structural barriers,boundaryless organizations have few communication and coordination problems.

The purpose of an organization structure is to divide up and coordinate resources and tasks in order to achieve performance success.

Potential disadvantages of functional structures include all of the following EXCEPT:

Included among the potential advantages of divisional structures are having expertise focused on specific customers,products,or regions,as well as greater ease in changing size by adding or deleting divisions.

The __________ design is characterized by decentralization,wider spans of control,and few rules and procedures.

A potential disadvantage of functional structures concerns difficulties in pinpointing responsibilities for cost containment,product or service quality,timeliness,and innovation.

__________ is the degree of difference that exists between the internal components of the organization.