Exam 6: Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

A food manufacturer is experiencing coordination problems between its frozen food division and its canned food division. The main control problem is that each product requires an entirely separate system for ordering supplies, packaging the product, and storing the product upon completion. Which structure would help solve these coordination problems?

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Question 41

An advantage of the multidivisional system is:

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Question 42

Multidivisional structures have support functions that are placed in self- contained divisions.

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Question 43

One disadvantage of the functional structure is that people are not able to supervise one another.

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Question 44

Under the leadership of Alfred Sloan, General Motors:

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Question 45

The IS department of a large organization decides to sell its information to the other divisions in order to better track profits. This is called_________ .

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Question 46

Employees move between teams most often in a __________ structure.

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Question 47

Decision- making is most decentralized in a _________structure.

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Question 48

A computer manufacturer sells computers online to individual customers, and also has sales reps in the field that market the same computer systems to large businesses. Which of the following structures would be most appropriate for this organization?

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Question 49

Because Amazon.com sells products in all parts of the world, it needed to move from a functional structure to a geographic structure in order to maximize efficiency.

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Question 50

A multidivisional matrix structure:

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Question 51

Which of the following mechanisms does a network structure use to coordinate activities?

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Question 52

Which of the following is an advantage of a matrix structure?

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Question 53

With the new structure, General Motors realized all of the following except:

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Question 54

Which of the following is a difference between the product division structure and the multidivisional structure?

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Question 55

When a company must change a product's characteristics quickly to respond to changing customer preferences, a __________ structure is most appropriate.

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Question 56

A company will be able to handle more complex product choices when it moves from a_ structure to a_ structure.

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Question 57

All of the following are potential disadvantages of the multidivisional structure except:

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Question 58

A_________ structure organizes divisions according to the requirements of the different locations in which an organization appears.

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Question 59

Production, marketing, and sales have little opportunity to specialize in the needs of a customer group. This is a_________ problem associated with a functional structure.

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Question 60

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An advantage of the multidivisional system is:

Multidivisional structures have support functions that are placed in self- contained divisions.

One disadvantage of the functional structure is that people are not able to supervise one another.

Under the leadership of Alfred Sloan, General Motors:

The IS department of a large organization decides to sell its information to the other divisions in order to better track profits. This is called_________ .

Employees move between teams most often in a __________ structure.

Decision- making is most decentralized in a _________structure.

A computer manufacturer sells computers online to individual customers, and also has sales reps in the field that market the same computer systems to large businesses. Which of the following structures would be most appropriate for this organization?

Because Amazon.com sells products in all parts of the world, it needed to move from a functional structure to a geographic structure in order to maximize efficiency.

A multidivisional matrix structure:

Which of the following mechanisms does a network structure use to coordinate activities?

Which of the following is an advantage of a matrix structure?

With the new structure, General Motors realized all of the following except:

Which of the following is a difference between the product division structure and the multidivisional structure?

When a company must change a product's characteristics quickly to respond to changing customer preferences, a __________ structure is most appropriate.

A company will be able to handle more complex product choices when it moves from a_ structure to a_ structure.

All of the following are potential disadvantages of the multidivisional structure except:

A_________ structure organizes divisions according to the requirements of the different locations in which an organization appears.

Production, marketing, and sales have little opportunity to specialize in the needs of a customer group. This is a_________ problem associated with a functional structure.

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Designing Organizational Structure: Coordination, Communication, and Control

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competencies, and Technology

Types and Forms of Organizational Change

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Exam 6: Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

An advantage of the multidivisional system is:

Multidivisional structures have support functions that are placed in self- contained divisions.

One disadvantage of the functional structure is that people are not able to supervise one another.

Under the leadership of Alfred Sloan, General Motors:

The IS department of a large organization decides to sell its information to the other divisions in order to better track profits. This is called_________ .

Employees move between teams most often in a __________ structure.

Decision- making is most decentralized in a _________structure.

A computer manufacturer sells computers online to individual customers, and also has sales reps in the field that market the same computer systems to large businesses. Which of the following structures would be most appropriate for this organization?

Because Amazon.com sells products in all parts of the world, it needed to move from a functional structure to a geographic structure in order to maximize efficiency.

A multidivisional matrix structure:

Which of the following mechanisms does a network structure use to coordinate activities?

Which of the following is an advantage of a matrix structure?

With the new structure, General Motors realized all of the following except:

Which of the following is a difference between the product division structure and the multidivisional structure?

When a company must change a product's characteristics quickly to respond to changing customer preferences, a __________ structure is most appropriate.

A company will be able to handle more complex product choices when it moves from a_________ structure to a_________ structure.

All of the following are potential disadvantages of the multidivisional structure except:

A_________ structure organizes divisions according to the requirements of the different locations in which an organization appears.

Production, marketing, and sales have little opportunity to specialize in the needs of a customer group. This is a_________ problem associated with a functional structure.

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Organizational Stakeholders, Management, and Ethics

Managing in a Changing Global Environment

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Coordination, Communication, and Control

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competencies, and Technology

Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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A company will be able to handle more complex product choices when it moves from a_ structure to a_ structure.