Exam 6: Organizing the Business

Line authority is authority that flows up and down the chain of command.

Specialized jobs are harder to learn and are performed less efficiently than nonspecialized jobs.

Common line functions include law,accounting,and human resources.

The informal organization ________.

Describe the structure typically found within a virtual organization.

Staff responsibility is ________.

Job specialization is the process of eliminating unnecessary or undesirable jobs.

Accountability refers to the liability of subordinates for accomplishing tasks assigned by managers.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic forms of organizational structure mentioned in the text?

In tall organizations,span of control tends to be ________.

List three factors that may affect a manager's span of control.

Creating and maintaining the innovation and flexibility of a small business environment within the confines of a large,bureaucratic structure is referred to as ________.

A committee will likely ________.

Departmentalization refers to the process of grouping jobs into logical units.

In what way might have Smith utilized specialization in building FedEx?

Centralized firms tend to be ________.

Describe the informal organization and discuss intrapreneuring.

Which of the following best describes authority?

What are the basic forms of organizational structure? Briefly describe each.

The chain of command is depicted by solid lines on an organization chart.