Question 1

A full-time integrator:

Accepted Answer

A)  improves vertical linkage of the organization. 
B)  has a title such as product manager. 
C)  reports to one of the functional departments being coordinated. 
D)  has the responsibility of coordinating only one department. 
A)  improves vertical linkage of the organization. 
B)  has a title such as product manager. 
C)  reports to one of the functional departments being coordinated. 
D)  has the responsibility of coordinating only one department.

Question 2

A ____ is a temporary committee composed of representatives from each organizational unit affected by a problem.

Accepted Answer

A)  top management team 
B)  virtual team 
C)  task force 
D)  functional team 
A)  top management team 
B)  virtual team 
C)  task force 
D)  functional team

Question 3

Centralized decision making means decision-making authority is pushed down to lower organizational levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a weakness of a matrix organization structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Causes participants to experience dual authority. 
B)  Determining core processes is difficult and time consuming. 
C)  Will not work unless participants understand it and adopt collegial rather than vertical type relationships. 
D)  Requires great effort to maintain power balance. 
A)  Causes participants to experience dual authority. 
B)  Determining core processes is difficult and time consuming. 
C)  Will not work unless participants understand it and adopt collegial rather than vertical type relationships. 
D)  Requires great effort to maintain power balance.

Question 5

At an Internet company, all the people associated with maintaining the website are grouped together in one department. This is an example of _____ grouping.

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal 
B)  multi-focused 
C)  divisional 
D)  functional 
A)  horizontal 
B)  multi-focused 
C)  divisional 
D)  functional

Question 6

All of the following statements regarding relational coordination are true except

Accepted Answer

A)  when relational coordination is low, people share information and coordinate their activities. 
B)  building relational coordination into the fabric of the organization requires the active role of managers. 
C)  when relational coordination is high, people are given freedom from strict work rules. 
D)  when relational coordination is high, employees coordinate directly with each other across units. 
A)  when relational coordination is low, people share information and coordinate their activities. 
B)  building relational coordination into the fabric of the organization requires the active role of managers. 
C)  when relational coordination is high, people are given freedom from strict work rules. 
D)  when relational coordination is high, employees coordinate directly with each other across units.

Question 7

A company that wishes to maintain the basic functional structure, but is having difficulty coordinating across departments because of growth:

Accepted Answer

A)  should install horizontal linkages. 
B)  should realize that the functional structure cannot work and abandon it for a matrix. 
C)  may find it necessary to abolish liaison roles. 
D)  can profit most by adding more functional departments. 
A)  should install horizontal linkages. 
B)  should realize that the functional structure cannot work and abandon it for a matrix. 
C)  may find it necessary to abolish liaison roles. 
D)  can profit most by adding more functional departments.

Question 8

Compare and contrast a functional matrix and a product matrix.

Accepted Answer

Functional matrix and product matrix are

Question 9

A horizontal structure is characterized by coordination around geographical areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain the information processing perspective relative to the study of organizational structure.

Accepted Answer

The information processing perspective i

Question 11

____ refers to communication and coordination horizontally across organizational departments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Horizontal linkage 
B)  Full-time integration 
C)  Horizontal information system 
D)  Vertical grouping 
A)  Horizontal linkage 
B)  Full-time integration 
C)  Horizontal information system 
D)  Vertical grouping

Question 12

There are two variations of matrix structure: the functional matrix and the divisional matrix.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An advantage of the divisional structure is that coordination of functional matters relative to any one given product is maximized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following means employees are organized around core work processes, the end-to-end work, information, and material flows that provide value directly to customers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Departmental grouping 
B)  Horizontal grouping 
C)  Divisional grouping 
D)  Multifocused grouping 
A)  Departmental grouping 
B)  Horizontal grouping 
C)  Divisional grouping 
D)  Multifocused grouping

Question 15

List and explain the structural devices to achieve vertical linkage.

Accepted Answer

Vertical linkage in organizational struc

Question 16

A weakness of the functional structure is that it results in a slow response time to environmental change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

-Reference Organization Chart 3.2. The structure would bring strengths such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  product responsibility is clear and simple. 
B)  economies of scale. 
C)  suitability for an unstable environment. 
D)  determining total cost of any given product is a straightforward hierarchical matter. 
A)  product responsibility is clear and simple. 
B)  economies of scale. 
C)  suitability for an unstable environment. 
D)  determining total cost of any given product is a straightforward hierarchical matter.

Question 18

Explain in a general sense what about structure we can and cannot learn from an organization's flow chart. What structural and contextual variables that we study in organization theory appear on the organization chart?

Accepted Answer

Flow charts in organizations can provide

Question 19

A weakness of the divisional organization structure is that the organization loses economies of scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Horizontal linkage mechanisms:

Accepted Answer

A)  cause employees to experience the confusion of not having unity of command. 
B)  must be added to a divisional structure to coordinate across functional areas. 
C)  should be avoided because they confuse vertical linkages. 
D)  enable people in different functional departments to exchange information. 
A)  cause employees to experience the confusion of not having unity of command. 
B)  must be added to a divisional structure to coordinate across functional areas. 
C)  should be avoided because they confuse vertical linkages. 
D)  enable people in different functional departments to exchange information.

A full-time integrator:

A ____ is a temporary committee composed of representatives from each organizational unit affected by a problem.

Centralized decision making means decision-making authority is pushed down to lower organizational levels.

Which of the following is not a weakness of a matrix organization structure?

At an Internet company, all the people associated with maintaining the website are grouped together in one department. This is an example of _____ grouping.

All of the following statements regarding relational coordination are true except

A company that wishes to maintain the basic functional structure, but is having difficulty coordinating across departments because of growth:

Compare and contrast a functional matrix and a product matrix.

A horizontal structure is characterized by coordination around geographical areas.

Explain the information processing perspective relative to the study of organizational structure.

____ refers to communication and coordination horizontally across organizational departments.

There are two variations of matrix structure: the functional matrix and the divisional matrix.

An advantage of the divisional structure is that coordination of functional matters relative to any one given product is maximized.

Which of the following means employees are organized around core work processes, the end-to-end work, information, and material flows that provide value directly to customers?

List and explain the structural devices to achieve vertical linkage.

A weakness of the functional structure is that it results in a slow response time to environmental change.

-Reference Organization Chart 3.2. The structure would bring strengths such as:

Explain in a general sense what about structure we can and cannot learn from an organization's flow chart. What structural and contextual variables that we study in organization theory appear on the organization chart?

A weakness of the divisional organization structure is that the organization loses economies of scale.

Horizontal linkage mechanisms:

Organizations and Organization Theory

Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness

The External Environment

Interorganizational Relationships

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Using Information Technology for Control and Coordination

Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

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Exam 3: Fundamentals of Organization Structure

A full-time integrator:

A ____ is a temporary committee composed of representatives from each organizational unit affected by a problem.

Centralized decision making means decision-making authority is pushed down to lower organizational levels.

Which of the following is not a weakness of a matrix organization structure?

At an Internet company, all the people associated with maintaining the website are grouped together in one department. This is an example of _____ grouping.

All of the following statements regarding relational coordination are true except

A company that wishes to maintain the basic functional structure, but is having difficulty coordinating across departments because of growth:

Compare and contrast a functional matrix and a product matrix.

A horizontal structure is characterized by coordination around geographical areas.

Explain the information processing perspective relative to the study of organizational structure.

____ refers to communication and coordination horizontally across organizational departments.

There are two variations of matrix structure: the functional matrix and the divisional matrix.

An advantage of the divisional structure is that coordination of functional matters relative to any one given product is maximized.

Which of the following means employees are organized around core work processes, the end-to-end work, information, and material flows that provide value directly to customers?

List and explain the structural devices to achieve vertical linkage.

A weakness of the functional structure is that it results in a slow response time to environmental change.

-Reference Organization Chart 3.2. The structure would bring strengths such as:

Explain in a general sense what about structure we can and cannot learn from an organization's flow chart. What structural and contextual variables that we study in organization theory appear on the organization chart?

A weakness of the divisional organization structure is that the organization loses economies of scale.

Horizontal linkage mechanisms:

Organizations and Organization Theory

Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness

The External Environment

Interorganizational Relationships

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Using Information Technology for Control and Coordination

Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

Filters