Exam 14: Foundations of Organisational Structure

Research shows a strong link between work specialisation and positive job satisfaction.

The inherent right in a managerial position to give orders and expect the orders to be obeyed is termed authority.

The degree to which tasks in the organisation are subdivided into separate jobs is termed departmentalisation.

What is 'chain of command'?

There is fairly strong evidence linking work specialisation to positive job satisfaction.

Span of control determines the number of levels and managers an organisation has.

An innovation strategy works well only for simple change.

The bureaucracy is efficient only as long as employees confront problems that they have previously encountered.

The ________ structure is considered to be a flat organisation.

Downsizing is a systematic effort to make an organisation leaner by:

Virtual organisations can lose their cultural rigidity because of:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mechanistic structure?

___________ are consistent with recent efforts by companies to reduce costs,cut overhead,speed up decision making,increase flexibility,get closer to customers,and empower employees.

The major disadvantage of the matrix structure is:

You have divided the jobs done by your department through work specialisation and are now trying to decide how to best group them for efficiency and service to the customer.You are considering grouping activities by function,product,process,or customer. You have decided that since you are a novice at departmentalisation,you will go with the most popular method.You will probably choose ________ departmentalisation.

You have learned about the traditional and new design options for organisational structures.You have decided that one of the designs developed during the last decade or two is probably the most appropriate for your newly formed organisation. You have eliminated horizontal,vertical and external barriers.You are operating as a:

The innovation strategy is characterised by:

List and briefly describe the six key questions that managers need to answer in designing the proper organisational structure.

The matrix structure combines which two forms of departmentalisation?

_____ structures have low formalisation and high participation in decision making.