Question 1

High schools register seniors first, then juniors, sophomores and finally freshmen. What basis of departmentalization does this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Time 
B)  Function 
C)  Sequence 
D)  Location 
E)  Product 
A)  Time 
B)  Function 
C)  Sequence 
D)  Location 
E)  Product C

Question 2

Span of management is the

Accepted Answer

A)  extent to which authority is delegated at the individual level. 
B)  extent to which authority is systematically delegated to middle and lower levels of management. 
C)  number of subordinates reporting to a particular manager. 
D)  process of grouping jobs according to some logical pattern. 
E)  number of managers assigned to a department. 
A)  extent to which authority is delegated at the individual level. 
B)  extent to which authority is systematically delegated to middle and lower levels of management. 
C)  number of subordinates reporting to a particular manager. 
D)  process of grouping jobs according to some logical pattern. 
E)  number of managers assigned to a department. C

Question 3

Describe departmentalization at a public school district. Find examples of each type.

Accepted Answer

Product: music teachers only teach music 
Function: administration, teachers, custodians 
Customers: high school, middle school, elementary school 
Location: each elementary serves its surrounding area

Question 4

Job ____________________ is an alternative to job specialization that suggests that jobs should be diagnosed and improved along five core dimensions, taking into account both the work system and employee preferences.

Accepted Answer

characteri

Question 5

____________________ spans of management result in ____________________  organizations, which may lead to improved employee morale and productivity as well as increased managerial responsibility.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ spans of management result in ____________________...

Question 6

An organization with high administrative intensity is one with few staff positions relative to the number of line positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The popular saying "The buck stops here" is derived from the unity of command principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

____ deal with the distribution of authority.

Accepted Answer

A)  Centralization and departmentalization 
B)  Decentralization and delegation 
C)  Span of management and departmentalization 
D)  Span of management and delegation 
E)  Departmentalization and coordination 
A)  Centralization and departmentalization 
B)  Decentralization and delegation 
C)  Span of management and departmentalization 
D)  Span of management and delegation 
E)  Departmentalization and coordination

Question 9

Over the past few years, the trend in many organizations has been to decrease administrative intensity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

With respect to their use as coordinating devices, what is the difference between a task force and an integrating department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Task forces are more temporary. 
B)  Task forces are used with more complex forms of interdependence. 
C)  Task forces require the use of more people. 
D)  Task forces are more permanent. 
E)  Task forces require fewer people. 
A)  Task forces are more temporary. 
B)  Task forces are used with more complex forms of interdependence. 
C)  Task forces require the use of more people. 
D)  Task forces are more permanent. 
E)  Task forces require fewer people.

Question 11

Which of the following methods of departmentalization groups jobs according to their involvement in the same or similar activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Customer 
B)  Product 
C)  Functional 
D)  Divisional 
E)  Location 
A)  Customer 
B)  Product 
C)  Functional 
D)  Divisional 
E)  Location

Question 12

Michelle has a low growth-need strength. She would not like ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  job enrichment 
B)  job enlargement 
C)  job rotation 
D)  job characteristics approach 
E)  job specialization 
A)  job enrichment 
B)  job enlargement 
C)  job rotation 
D)  job characteristics approach 
E)  job specialization

Question 13

Which of the following statements does NOT describe an advantage of product departmentalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decision making can be done at the top management levels. 
B)  All similar activities within an organization can be done simultaneously. 
C)  Administrative costs are lower. 
D)  Sales forecasting is easier. 
E)  Performance of individual product lines is easy to assess. 
A)  Decision making can be done at the top management levels. 
B)  All similar activities within an organization can be done simultaneously. 
C)  Administrative costs are lower. 
D)  Sales forecasting is easier. 
E)  Performance of individual product lines is easy to assess.

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: Director of personnel
Low training costs
Switching jobs weekly
Primarily responsible for the achievement of organizational goals
Decision making only at the top organizational levels
Task requires expert knowledge
Does not have to heed compulsory advice
Operations manager
Distribution of authority at the individual level
Group autonomy
New job satisfaction soon wanes
Provides compulsory advice and assistance
Number of workers assigned to a supervisor
Grouping jobs according to some logical pattern
Security director
Director of public relations
Increasing control
Finance director
Linking the activities of organizational units
Increasing variety

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Job enrichment and Coordination and Delegation and is...

Question 15

Throughout their careers, actors usually try to perform in a variety of parts and in a variety of genres so that they are not typecast. The actors want

Accepted Answer

A)  job specialization. 
B)  job rotation. 
C)  job enrichment. 
D)  job enlargement. 
E)  a narrow span of management. 
A)  job specialization. 
B)  job rotation. 
C)  job enrichment. 
D)  job enlargement. 
E)  a narrow span of management.

Question 16

The opposite of micromanaging is

Accepted Answer

A)  decentralization. 
B)  span of management. 
C)  unity of command. 
D)  departmentalization. 
E)  delegation. 
A)  decentralization. 
B)  span of management. 
C)  unity of command. 
D)  departmentalization. 
E)  delegation.

Question 17

Growth-need strength is presumed to affect how the job characteristics approach works for different people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Product departmentalization has the disadvantages that ____ and administrative cost is increased.

Accepted Answer

A)  decision making is slowed 
B)  performance of individual product lines is hard to assess 
C)  managers often fail to focus on what is good for the organization as a whole 
D)  experts are concentrated in one area 
E)  the organization must have skilled specialists to deal with each client group 
A)  decision making is slowed 
B)  performance of individual product lines is hard to assess 
C)  managers often fail to focus on what is good for the organization as a whole 
D)  experts are concentrated in one area 
E)  the organization must have skilled specialists to deal with each client group

Question 19

The term ____ suggests that there must be a clear and unbroken line of authority and responsibility from the lowest to the highest position.

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy 
B)  delegation 
C)  chain of command 
D)  unity of command 
E)  scalar principle 
A)  autonomy 
B)  delegation 
C)  chain of command 
D)  unity of command 
E)  scalar principle

Question 20

The drill press operators depend on the milling machine operators to provide them with parts on which to work. This represents ____________________ interdependence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The drill press operators depend on the...

High schools register seniors first, then juniors, sophomores and finally freshmen. What basis of departmentalization does this represent?

Span of management is the

Describe departmentalization at a public school district. Find examples of each type.

Job ____________________ is an alternative to job specialization that suggests that jobs should be diagnosed and improved along five core dimensions, taking into account both the work system and employee preferences.

spans of management result in organizations, which may lead to improved employee morale and productivity as well as increased managerial responsibility.

An organization with high administrative intensity is one with few staff positions relative to the number of line positions.

The popular saying "The buck stops here" is derived from the unity of command principle.

____ deal with the distribution of authority.

Over the past few years, the trend in many organizations has been to decrease administrative intensity.

With respect to their use as coordinating devices, what is the difference between a task force and an integrating department?

Which of the following methods of departmentalization groups jobs according to their involvement in the same or similar activities?

Michelle has a low growth-need strength. She would not like ____.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe an advantage of product departmentalization?

Throughout their careers, actors usually try to perform in a variety of parts and in a variety of genres so that they are not typecast. The actors want

The opposite of micromanaging is

Growth-need strength is presumed to affect how the job characteristics approach works for different people.

Product departmentalization has the disadvantages that ____ and administrative cost is increased.

The term ____ suggests that there must be a clear and unbroken line of authority and responsibility from the lowest to the highest position.

The drill press operators depend on the milling machine operators to provide them with parts on which to work. This represents ____________________ interdependence.

Managing and the Managers Job

Traditional and Contemporary Opportunitieschallenges

Understanding the Organizations Environment

Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Navigating the Global Environment

Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making

Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning

Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving

Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

Managing Organization Design

Managing Organization Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Managing Leadership and Influence Process

Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Basic Elements of Control

Managing Operations, Quality and Productivity

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Exam 10: Basic Elements of Organizing

High schools register seniors first, then juniors, sophomores and finally freshmen. What basis of departmentalization does this represent?

Span of management is the

Describe departmentalization at a public school district. Find examples of each type.

Job ____________________ is an alternative to job specialization that suggests that jobs should be diagnosed and improved along five core dimensions, taking into account both the work system and employee preferences.

____________________ spans of management result in ____________________ organizations, which may lead to improved employee morale and productivity as well as increased managerial responsibility.

An organization with high administrative intensity is one with few staff positions relative to the number of line positions.

The popular saying "The buck stops here" is derived from the unity of command principle.

____ deal with the distribution of authority.

Over the past few years, the trend in many organizations has been to decrease administrative intensity.

With respect to their use as coordinating devices, what is the difference between a task force and an integrating department?

Which of the following methods of departmentalization groups jobs according to their involvement in the same or similar activities?

Michelle has a low growth-need strength. She would not like ____.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe an advantage of product departmentalization?

Throughout their careers, actors usually try to perform in a variety of parts and in a variety of genres so that they are not typecast. The actors want

The opposite of micromanaging is

Growth-need strength is presumed to affect how the job characteristics approach works for different people.

Product departmentalization has the disadvantages that ____ and administrative cost is increased.

The term ____ suggests that there must be a clear and unbroken line of authority and responsibility from the lowest to the highest position.

The drill press operators depend on the milling machine operators to provide them with parts on which to work. This represents ____________________ interdependence.

Managing and the Managers Job

Traditional and Contemporary Opportunitieschallenges

Understanding the Organizations Environment

Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Navigating the Global Environment

Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making

Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning

Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving

Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

Managing Organization Design

Managing Organization Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Managing Leadership and Influence Process

Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Basic Elements of Control

Managing Operations, Quality and Productivity

Filters

spans of management result in organizations, which may lead to improved employee morale and productivity as well as increased managerial responsibility.