Exam 13: Organizational Structure

Which of the following is characterized by a low degree of departmentalization,wide spans of control,authority centralized in a single person,and little formalization?

SCENARIO 13-4 After extensively researching both traditional and new design options for organizational structures,you have decided that one of the designs developed since the early 1980s is probably the most appropriate for your newly formed organization. -Refer to Scenario 13-4.Your new organization is looking to network with a variety of independent companies so that you can share skills,costs and access to other markets.The most appropriate structure is probably the

What is a major difference between a mechanistic model and an organic model?

Organic structures rely on managerial hierarchy to facilitate co-ordination.

SCENARIO 13-2 You have divided the jobs done by your department through work specialization and are now trying to decide how to best group them for efficiency and service to the customer.You are considering grouping activities by functions,product,process or customer. -Refer to Scenario 13-2.You have decided that since you are a novice at departmentalization,you will go with the most popular method.You will probably choose which type of departmentalization?

SCENARIO 13-2 You have divided the jobs done by your department through work specialization and are now trying to decide how to best group them for efficiency and service to the customer.You are considering grouping activities by functions,product,process or customer. -Refer to Scenario 13-2.You find that there seem to be a common set of problems among certain types of buyers of your product.To help resolve this problem,you should choose

Which of the following is uncharacteristic of a mechanistic structure?

The less the specialization,the less input the employee has into how his or her work is to be done.

Research shows what relationship between work specialization,productivity and job satisfaction?

Which of the following is a challenge with the circular structure?

There is fairly strong evidence linking work specialization to increased job satisfaction.

Thad is concerned because his company is increasingly in the habit of outsourcing major business functions.It is likely that the company is moving towards a virtual structure.

Which of the following is a drawback of a small span of control?

Research indicates that formalization is a detriment to team flexibility in decentralized organization structures,due to duties being interactive.

In organizations with low levels of formalization,job behaviours are relatively non-programmed.

Which of the following is inconsistent with the organic model?

Process departmentalization can be used for processing products but has little application to processing customers.

When a manager assigns some of their authority to another person to carry out specific duties,allowing that employee to make some decisions,the process is called

Which of the following would benefit from a functional structure?

Which of the following questions relates to work specialization?