Question 1

Under which of the following situations is it easier to increase the span of control?

Accepted Answer

A)  The tasks are routine. 
B)  The tasks are complex. 
C)  The tasks are highly interrelated. 
D)  The tasks need to be performed by highly skilled professionals. 
A)  The tasks are routine. 
B)  The tasks are complex. 
C)  The tasks are highly interrelated. 
D)  The tasks need to be performed by highly skilled professionals.

Question 2

An organization in which the hierarchy has many levels relative to the size of the organization is known as an organic organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Contingent workers do not receive indirect benefits such as health insurance or pensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An increase in the horizontal differentiation leads to an increase in the vertical differentiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following functions will most likely have the tallest hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manufacturing 
B)  Sales 
C)  R&D 
D)  Accounting 
A)  Manufacturing 
B)  Sales 
C)  R&D 
D)  Accounting

Question 6

An organization in which the hierarchy has many levels relative to the size of the organization is a(n) ________ organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  tall 
B)  flat 
C)  decentralized 
D)  organic 
A)  tall 
B)  flat 
C)  decentralized 
D)  organic

Question 7

Which of the following terms refers to a form of organizational structure in which people can be held accountable for their actions because they are required to act in accordance with well-specified and agreed-upon rules and standard operating procedures?

Accepted Answer

A)  an organic organization 
B)  a bureaucracy 
C)  a matrix organization 
D)  an autocracy 
A)  an organic organization 
B)  a bureaucracy 
C)  a matrix organization 
D)  an autocracy

Question 8

Weber's principles can help a CEO with his or her responsibility for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  selecting the top-management team 
B)  designing the organizational hierarchy 
C)  allocating resources to divisions 
D)  determining the goals of an organization 
A)  selecting the top-management team 
B)  designing the organizational hierarchy 
C)  allocating resources to divisions 
D)  determining the goals of an organization

Question 9

Which of the following is most likely to be done by an organization to improve its ability to control its members and influence their behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  increase the use of self-managed team 
B)  increase employee empowerment 
C)  increase the number of levels in its managerial hierarchy 
D)  increase the extent of decentralization 
A)  increase the use of self-managed team 
B)  increase employee empowerment 
C)  increase the number of levels in its managerial hierarchy 
D)  increase the extent of decentralization

Question 10

Contingent workers are employees who belong to self-managed teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

As ________, the relative difference in the authority possessed by managers at each level in the organizational hierarchy decreases.

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of shareholders of an organization decreases 
B)  the number of levels in the hierarchy increases 
C)  the total number of employees in the organization decreases 
D)  the degree of centralization of the organizational structure increases 
A)  the number of shareholders of an organization decreases 
B)  the number of levels in the hierarchy increases 
C)  the total number of employees in the organization decreases 
D)  the degree of centralization of the organizational structure increases

Question 12

As the number of levels in its managerial hierarchy increases, it becomes difficult for the organization to control its members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A flat organization has fewer managers and hierarchical levels than a tall organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is management by objectives?

Accepted Answer

Management by objectives (MBO) is a syst

Question 15

When authority is ________, the authority to make significant decisions is delegated to people throughout the hierarchy, not concentrated at the top.

Accepted Answer

A)  standardized 
B)  formalized 
C)  decentralized 
D)  differentiated 
A)  standardized 
B)  formalized 
C)  decentralized 
D)  differentiated

Question 16

Which of the following characteristics of an organization is recommended by Weber's principles of bureaucratic structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  loosely defined roles 
B)  a small span of control 
C)  use of standard operating procedures 
D)  decentralization 
A)  loosely defined roles 
B)  a small span of control 
C)  use of standard operating procedures 
D)  decentralization

Question 17

________, a German sociologist, developed bureaucratic organizing principles that underlie effective organizational structure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick Herzberg 
B)  Abraham Maslow 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Daniel Bell 
A)  Frederick Herzberg 
B)  Abraham Maslow 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Daniel Bell

Question 18

Managers of a flat organization possess relatively less authority and responsibility than those of a tall organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true regarding contingent workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contingent workers are highly useful in developing core competences. 
B)  Contingent workers receive indirect benefits such as health insurance or pensions. 
C)  Coordinating and motivating contingent workers is difficult. 
D)  Contingent workers increase operating costs. 
A)  Contingent workers are highly useful in developing core competences. 
B)  Contingent workers receive indirect benefits such as health insurance or pensions. 
C)  Coordinating and motivating contingent workers is difficult. 
D)  Contingent workers increase operating costs.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true regarding direct supervision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct supervision allows managers to ensure that subordinate are not hiding any crucial information. 
B)  The method of direct supervision is more effective in flat rather than tall organizations. 
C)  Direct supervision is not suitable for on-the-job task learning. 
D)  The method of direct supervision is more effective in organic rather than in inorganic structure. 
A)  Direct supervision allows managers to ensure that subordinate are not hiding any crucial information. 
B)  The method of direct supervision is more effective in flat rather than tall organizations. 
C)  Direct supervision is not suitable for on-the-job task learning. 
D)  The method of direct supervision is more effective in organic rather than in inorganic structure.

Under which of the following situations is it easier to increase the span of control?

An organization in which the hierarchy has many levels relative to the size of the organization is known as an organic organization.

Contingent workers do not receive indirect benefits such as health insurance or pensions.

An increase in the horizontal differentiation leads to an increase in the vertical differentiation.

Which of the following functions will most likely have the tallest hierarchy?

An organization in which the hierarchy has many levels relative to the size of the organization is a(n) ________ organization.

Which of the following terms refers to a form of organizational structure in which people can be held accountable for their actions because they are required to act in accordance with well-specified and agreed-upon rules and standard operating procedures?

Weber's principles can help a CEO with his or her responsibility for ________.

Which of the following is most likely to be done by an organization to improve its ability to control its members and influence their behavior?

Contingent workers are employees who belong to self-managed teams.

As ________, the relative difference in the authority possessed by managers at each level in the organizational hierarchy decreases.

As the number of levels in its managerial hierarchy increases, it becomes difficult for the organization to control its members.

A flat organization has fewer managers and hierarchical levels than a tall organization.

What is management by objectives?

When authority is ________, the authority to make significant decisions is delegated to people throughout the hierarchy, not concentrated at the top.

Which of the following characteristics of an organization is recommended by Weber's principles of bureaucratic structure?

________, a German sociologist, developed bureaucratic organizing principles that underlie effective organizational structure.

Managers of a flat organization possess relatively less authority and responsibility than those of a tall organization.

Which of the following statements is true regarding contingent workers?

Which of the following statements is true regarding direct supervision?

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Exam 5: Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Under which of the following situations is it easier to increase the span of control?

An organization in which the hierarchy has many levels relative to the size of the organization is known as an organic organization.

Contingent workers do not receive indirect benefits such as health insurance or pensions.

An increase in the horizontal differentiation leads to an increase in the vertical differentiation.

Which of the following functions will most likely have the tallest hierarchy?

An organization in which the hierarchy has many levels relative to the size of the organization is a(n) ________ organization.

Which of the following terms refers to a form of organizational structure in which people can be held accountable for their actions because they are required to act in accordance with well-specified and agreed-upon rules and standard operating procedures?

Weber's principles can help a CEO with his or her responsibility for ________.

Which of the following is most likely to be done by an organization to improve its ability to control its members and influence their behavior?

Contingent workers are employees who belong to self-managed teams.

As ________, the relative difference in the authority possessed by managers at each level in the organizational hierarchy decreases.

As the number of levels in its managerial hierarchy increases, it becomes difficult for the organization to control its members.

A flat organization has fewer managers and hierarchical levels than a tall organization.

What is management by objectives?

When authority is ________, the authority to make significant decisions is delegated to people throughout the hierarchy, not concentrated at the top.

Which of the following characteristics of an organization is recommended by Weber's principles of bureaucratic structure?

________, a German sociologist, developed bureaucratic organizing principles that underlie effective organizational structure.

Managers of a flat organization possess relatively less authority and responsibility than those of a tall organization.

Which of the following statements is true regarding contingent workers?

Which of the following statements is true regarding direct supervision?

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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