Question 1

As the hierarchy of an organization becomes taller, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of managers decreases drastically 
B)  the process of coordination gets simplified 
C)  the complexity of the organization's specific environment increases 
D)  managers begin to spend more and more time monitoring and supervising their subordinates 
A)  the number of managers decreases drastically 
B)  the process of coordination gets simplified 
C)  the complexity of the organization's specific environment increases 
D)  managers begin to spend more and more time monitoring and supervising their subordinates

Question 2

Research suggests that the increase in the size of the managerial component in an organization is less than proportional to the increase in size of the organization as it grows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A tall organization has fewer managers to direct and control employees activities than a flat organization with the same number of employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true regarding organizational structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the number of levels in the hierarchy increases, the relative difference in the authority possessed by managers at each level increases. 
B)  Most organizations have the same number of managers at all levels in the organization. 
C)  As the number of hierarchical levels increases, the number of communication problems decreases. 
D)  Most organizations have a pyramid-like structure and fewer and fewer managers at each level up in the hierarchy. 
A)  As the number of levels in the hierarchy increases, the relative difference in the authority possessed by managers at each level increases. 
B)  Most organizations have the same number of managers at all levels in the organization. 
C)  As the number of hierarchical levels increases, the number of communication problems decreases. 
D)  Most organizations have a pyramid-like structure and fewer and fewer managers at each level up in the hierarchy.

Question 5

Role ambiguity occurs when two or more people have different views of what another person should do and, as a result, make conflicting demands on the person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Weber's first principle indicates that choices affecting the design of an organization's hierarchy should be based on the needs of the task, not on the needs of the person performing the task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

________ teams are work groups consisting of people from different work areas who are empowered to direct and coordinate different projects.

Accepted Answer

A)  Contingent 
B)  Transactional 
C)  Cross-functional 
D)  Transitory 
A)  Contingent 
B)  Transactional 
C)  Cross-functional 
D)  Transitory

Question 8

In a bureaucracy, obedience is owed to a person because of the level of authority and responsibility associated with the organizational position the person occupies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The ________ states that work expands to fill the time available.

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's law 
B)  principle of the minimum chain of command 
C)  Gissel doctrine 
D)  Bradford's law 
A)  Parkinson's law 
B)  principle of the minimum chain of command 
C)  Gissel doctrine 
D)  Bradford's law

Question 10

Standardization ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  enables a manager to increase his or her span of control 
B)  makes it necessary to increase the number of levels in the hierarchy 
C)  increases the need for direct supervision 
D)  can be used only in a highly centralized organization 
A)  enables a manager to increase his or her span of control 
B)  makes it necessary to increase the number of levels in the hierarchy 
C)  increases the need for direct supervision 
D)  can be used only in a highly centralized organization

Question 11

According to Weber, rational-legal authority emerges due to qualities that a person possess, such as charisma or wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

As the number of hierarchical levels increases, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree of formalization decreases 
B)  the possibility that the information will be distorted decreases 
C)  the degree of decentralization increases 
D)  communication problems get progressively worse 
A)  the degree of formalization decreases 
B)  the possibility that the information will be distorted decreases 
C)  the degree of decentralization increases 
D)  communication problems get progressively worse

Question 13

As the number of levels in the hierarchy increases, the relative difference in the authority possessed by managers at each level decreases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Weber's bureaucratic model is based on ________ authority.

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional 
B)  elected 
C)  rational-legal 
D)  charismatic 
A)  traditional 
B)  elected 
C)  rational-legal 
D)  charismatic

Question 15

What are the various problems with tall hierarchies?

Accepted Answer

The various problems with tall hierarchi

Question 16

According to Weber's principles of bureaucratic structure, the authority a person possesses results from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the person's social status 
B)  the position of the person in the organization 
C)  the educational qualification of the person 
D)  the person's charisma 
A)  the person's social status 
B)  the position of the person in the organization 
C)  the educational qualification of the person 
D)  the person's charisma

Question 17

Which of the following actions most likely enables even a relatively tall structure to be more flexible in its responses to changes in the external environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting downward communication and discouraging upward communication 
B)  increasing the specialization and division of labor 
C)  increasing vertical differentiation 
D)  decentralizing authority 
A)  promoting downward communication and discouraging upward communication 
B)  increasing the specialization and division of labor 
C)  increasing vertical differentiation 
D)  decentralizing authority

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true regarding a flat organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  A flat organization has more managers than a tall organization. 
B)  The flatter the organization, the less motivated are the employees. 
C)  Managers of a flat organization possess relatively more authority than those of a tall organization. 
D)  A flat organization has more hierarchical levels than a tall organization. 
A)  A flat organization has more managers than a tall organization. 
B)  The flatter the organization, the less motivated are the employees. 
C)  Managers of a flat organization possess relatively more authority than those of a tall organization. 
D)  A flat organization has more hierarchical levels than a tall organization.

Question 19

What are the two things that an organization can do to improve its ability to control?

Accepted Answer

An organization can do two things to imp

Question 20

According to the principle of minimum chain of command, an organization should choose the minimum number of hierarchical levels consistent with its goals and the environment in which it operates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

As the hierarchy of an organization becomes taller, ________.

Research suggests that the increase in the size of the managerial component in an organization is less than proportional to the increase in size of the organization as it grows.

A tall organization has fewer managers to direct and control employees activities than a flat organization with the same number of employees.

Which of the following statements is true regarding organizational structure?

Role ambiguity occurs when two or more people have different views of what another person should do and, as a result, make conflicting demands on the person.

Weber's first principle indicates that choices affecting the design of an organization's hierarchy should be based on the needs of the task, not on the needs of the person performing the task.

________ teams are work groups consisting of people from different work areas who are empowered to direct and coordinate different projects.

In a bureaucracy, obedience is owed to a person because of the level of authority and responsibility associated with the organizational position the person occupies.

The ________ states that work expands to fill the time available.

Standardization ________.

According to Weber, rational-legal authority emerges due to qualities that a person possess, such as charisma or wealth.

As the number of hierarchical levels increases, ________.

As the number of levels in the hierarchy increases, the relative difference in the authority possessed by managers at each level decreases.

Weber's bureaucratic model is based on ________ authority.

What are the various problems with tall hierarchies?

According to Weber's principles of bureaucratic structure, the authority a person possesses results from ________.

Which of the following actions most likely enables even a relatively tall structure to be more flexible in its responses to changes in the external environment?

Which of the following statements is true regarding a flat organization?

What are the two things that an organization can do to improve its ability to control?

According to the principle of minimum chain of command, an organization should choose the minimum number of hierarchical levels consistent with its goals and the environment in which it operates.

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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Exam 5: Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

As the hierarchy of an organization becomes taller, ________.

Research suggests that the increase in the size of the managerial component in an organization is less than proportional to the increase in size of the organization as it grows.

A tall organization has fewer managers to direct and control employees activities than a flat organization with the same number of employees.

Which of the following statements is true regarding organizational structure?

Role ambiguity occurs when two or more people have different views of what another person should do and, as a result, make conflicting demands on the person.

Weber's first principle indicates that choices affecting the design of an organization's hierarchy should be based on the needs of the task, not on the needs of the person performing the task.

________ teams are work groups consisting of people from different work areas who are empowered to direct and coordinate different projects.

In a bureaucracy, obedience is owed to a person because of the level of authority and responsibility associated with the organizational position the person occupies.

The ________ states that work expands to fill the time available.

Standardization ________.

According to Weber, rational-legal authority emerges due to qualities that a person possess, such as charisma or wealth.

As the number of hierarchical levels increases, ________.

As the number of levels in the hierarchy increases, the relative difference in the authority possessed by managers at each level decreases.

Weber's bureaucratic model is based on ________ authority.

What are the various problems with tall hierarchies?

According to Weber's principles of bureaucratic structure, the authority a person possesses results from ________.

Which of the following actions most likely enables even a relatively tall structure to be more flexible in its responses to changes in the external environment?

Which of the following statements is true regarding a flat organization?

What are the two things that an organization can do to improve its ability to control?

According to the principle of minimum chain of command, an organization should choose the minimum number of hierarchical levels consistent with its goals and the environment in which it operates.

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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