Exam 14: Foundations of Organisational Structure

Explicit job descriptions,lots of rules,and clearly defined procedures concerning work processes are consistent with:

Work specialisation can be carried too far and may result in employee boredom,stress,and absenteeism.

The bureaucracy is characterised by all of the following EXCEPT:

The unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organisation to the lowest echelon is termed the chain of command.

The ________ is a flat organisation.

You are interested in explaining the different types of organisational designs to students of basic management.These students need to know the advantages and disadvantages of each structure as well as the structure's characteristics. The structure that combines functional and product departmentalisation is the:

The matrix structure facilitates the allocation of specialists.

The trend in recent years has been toward:

The ________ is characterised by highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialisation.

A decentralised organisation is more likely to result in a feeling of alienation by employees than a centralised organisation.

A virtual organisation is sometimes called a:

What are the implications of organisational design on employee behaviour?

An organisation that tightly controls costs,refrains from incurring unnecessary innovation or marketing expenses and cuts prices in selling a basic product pursues a cost-minimisation strategy.

The unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organisation to the lowest echelon and clarifies who reports to whom is termed:

A primary strength of bureaucracy is its:

The strength of the simple structure lies in its:

Standardisation is the key that underlies all bureaucracies.

An organisation's structure is not impacted by its strategy.

The ________ principle states that a person should have one and only one superior to whom he or she is directly responsible.

The trend in recent years has been toward wider spans of control.