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organizational behavior ch 15
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All the following determinations are influenced by organizational structure, except
whether an employee is fired or promoted.
Which of the following statements about organizational charts are true?
An organizational chart represents every job in an organization.
An organizational chart represents the formal reporting relationship between jobs.
An organizational chart typically is filled with the names of persons and job titles.
The key elements of an organization's structure include work specialization, chain of command, span of control, formalization, and
centralization.
Which of the following are benefits of high levels of job specialization?
decreased training costs and time.
increased work productivity.
In an organizational chart, each position is connected to one above it by a line, from the lowest level of the organization to the very top. This is referred to as the organization's
chain of command.
Organizational ______ refers to how an organization arranges people and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be met.
structure
Elena is a middle manager in a large organization. Her span of control within the organization is defined by
the number of subordinates she supervises.
An ______ is a graphic representation of the jobs and reporting relationships within an organization.
organizational chart
work specialization
the way in which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs
At a small bakery, two workers are assigned the tasks of baking bread and sweet rolls. Two other workers are responsible for baking cakes and cupcakes. Yet another worker does all of the cake decorating. This describes how the bakery handles
work specialization
chain of command
the line of authority that runs from the top level of the organization to the lowest level
Which of the following is the element of organizational structure that describes who reports to whom within an organization?
chain of command
span of control
the number of subordinates for which a manager is responsible
centralization
a type of organization where decisions are made at the top levels of the organization
formalization
the degree to which rules and procedures are used to standardize behaviors and decisions
Which of the following are disadvantages associated with tall organizational structures?
more information filtering.
higher labor costs.
In ______ organization, power and authority are concentrated within a relatively tight group of individuals at the highest levels of the organization.
centralized
Anderson Metals Manufacturing has voluminous, detailed procedures and policies that cover virtually every aspect of the work day, indicating the company has a high level of
formalization.
As a general rule, managers in a tall hierarchy likely have a ______ span of control.
narrow
A mechanistic organization would be characterized by which of the following?
formal policies, procedures, and rules
centralized decision making
Online shoe retailer Zappos encourages its customer service call-center representatives to use discretion in making their own decisions to satisfy customers, without seeking approval from their supervisors. This is an example of
decentralization.
the method by which the organization transforms inputs into outputs
technology
the organization's objectives and goals
strategy
external factors, such as customers, competitors, suppliers and distributors
business environment
the total number of employees in the organization
company size
In order to achieve standardization, formalization is a necessary _____ mechanism.
coordination
Which of the following are elements of organizational structure?
centralization
formalization
The subdivision of work into separate jobs assigned to different people is referred to as
work specialization.
An organic organization is be characterized by which of the following?
wide spans of control.
decentralized decision making.
The process of establishing, choosing, or altering the structure of an organization is known as organizational
design.
The decisions and actions applied to achieve an organization's objectives and goals are its
company strategy.
As a general rule, the more ______ the technology, the more mechanistic an organization will be.
routine
True or false: Large organizations with more employees generally require more standardization, formalization, and coordinating mechanisms to function efficiently.
True
Xtron has few rules and procedures and prides itself on empowering lower-level employees to be nimble and responsive to its customers' rapidly changing needs. Xtron would be best described as a[n] ______ organization.
organic
In a simple structure, the central decision maker is typically
one person.
The key assumption behind a ____ strategy is that customers are willing to pay a premium price for a product that is perceived to be distinct in some important way.
differentiation
As a general rule, the larger an organization becomes, the more ______ it is likely to be.
mechanistic
An organization that is highly centralized with narrow spans of control and very formalized procedures is a[n] ______ organization.
mechanistic
Angi has opened a new gourmet cupcake store in a small college town. It has two employees: Angi, who does all of the baking and decorating, and her daughter Sandi, who takes orders and runs the cash register. Based upon this information, it can be assumed that Angi's cupcake shop has a ______ structure.
simple
functional
groups employees by the jobs they perform
groups business units around what the company produces
product
geographic
based around the different locations where the company does business
based upon the types of customers the organization serves
client
Which of the following best describes a company that has adopted a low-cost producer strategy?
It focuses on efficiency and productivity.
Tonya is a manufacturing engineer in a company that manufactures office furniture. She often meets with quality engineers to discuss issues that occur in the manufacturing department. Tonya's company has a ______ organizational structure.
functional
The multi-divisional structure can be based on any of the following except
functions.
A mechanistic organization would be characterized by which of the following?
formal policies, procedures, and rules.
centralized decision making.
General Motors groups its business units around the different lines of cars it sells, such as Buick, Cadillac, GMC, and Chevrolet, indicating it has an organizational structure based on
products.
A bureaucratic structure exhibits many of the facets of a[n] ______ organization in terms of work specialization, formalization, and centralization.
mechanistic
The key assumption behind a _____ strategy is that customers are willing to pay a premium price for a product that is perceived to be distinct in some important way.
differentiation
Functional structures are most efficient
when the organization as a whole has relatively few product lines or services and a stable environment.
The bureaucratic structure that arranges employees by multiple factors such as region, products, or clients is known as the ______ structure.
multi-divisional
A textbook publisher has one division that produces and sells textbooks for grades K-12, another division that specializes in higher education, and still another division that focuses on professional and continuing education. The textbook publisher has a ______ structure.
client
When a company has a product structure, which of the following are handled by each division?
marketing.
manufacturing.
research and development.
In a ______ structure, each employee has two or more chains of command, along with multiple groups with which to interact.
matrix
An organizational structure
formally dictates how jobs and tasks are divided and coordinated between individuals and groups within the company.
Which of the following is true regarding an organization's "span of control"?
If the span of control becomes too narrow, employees become resentful of their close supervision.
________ is the way in which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs—sometimes referred to as division of labor.
Work specialization
Which of the following is a characteristic of an organic organization?
Lateral communication is encouraged.
Which of the following factors of organizational design refers to the method by which a company transforms inputs into outputs?
technology
Which of the following is an example of a functional structure?
At Mark's Furniture, all the carpenters are in one group, and all the upholsterers are in another.
Functional structures are extremely efficient when the organization
as a whole has a relatively narrow focus, few product lines or services, and a stable environment.
Elias works in a company where he is part of a robotics team, but he is also part of a team dedicated to working on a new type of lift system. He is stressed because he has to report to a manager for the lift project, as well as the head robotics engineer, who is always telling him he needs to deal with robotics before "playing with the lift." However, Elias knows the company is depending on the lift to help add important clients. Which type of organizational structure does Elias's company use?
matrix
Which of the following best describes the correlation between restructuring and organizational commitment?
moderate, negative
During a restructuring, managers can best help the company recover by managing
layoff survivors.
Organizations change their structure through the process of
restructuring.
A functional structure groups employees based upon the ______ they perform in an organization.
types of jobs
What has been the most common kind of restructuring that companies have undertaken in recent years to reduce costs?
changing to a flatter structure
A gourmet burger restaurant has established separate divisions for operations in the northeast, southeast, western, and central United States. Managers in each of these regions have authority to change the restaurant's menu to adapt to local tastes and to make use of fresh, regionally available ingredients. What type of organizational structure has this restaurant chain adopted?
geographic
A food products company is split into separate, semi-autonomous divisions for beverages, snacks, frozen dinners, and condiments. What type of organizational structure does this company have?
product
Marcus is an engineer who heads up a product development team working on a new line of chairs for computer desks. The team has members from marketing, finance, manufacturing, and quality. Based on this information, Marcus's company has a ________ structure.
matrix
The organizational structure that uses a combination of the functional and product structures is the ______ structure.
matrix
Which of the following are among the typical aims that organizations pursue through the process of restructuring?
increased profit.
greater
efficiency.
adapting to a changing market.
True or false: When a company flattens its organizational structure it generally lays off employees but not managers.
False
In organizations that restructure, task performance
tends to be slightly lower.
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