Question 1

In a typical network structure, several satellite organizations are bee-hived around a core firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A divisionalized structure works best where the organization

Accepted Answer

A) is expanding into several distinct product and/or client groups. 
B) operates in one market with one product and one client group. 
C) wants to assign the most power to executives responsible for technical expertise in the organization. 
D) wants to maintain a strong centralized control over business activities. 
E) has few employees. 
A) is expanding into several distinct product and/or client groups. 
B) operates in one market with one product and one client group. 
C) wants to assign the most power to executives responsible for technical expertise in the organization. 
D) wants to maintain a strong centralized control over business activities. 
E) has few employees.

Question 3

In which of the four external environments would a network structure be most effective?

Accepted Answer

The four types of external environments

Question 4

A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups, with most sales within the one country. What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

Accepted Answer

A) Matrix structure 
B) Network structure 
C) Geographic divisional structure 
D) Keep the functional structure 
E) Product divisional structure 
A) Matrix structure 
B) Network structure 
C) Geographic divisional structure 
D) Keep the functional structure 
E) Product divisional structure

Question 5

Integrator roles increase informal communication as a coordinating mechanism

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Organizational size, technology, and environment are

Accepted Answer

A) three dimensions of span of control. 
B) three of the four ways to avoid using coordinating mechanisms. 
C) three contingencies of organizational design. 
D) three factors that distinguish a virtual corporation from a network structure. 
E) three conditions that do not influence a simple structure. 
A) three dimensions of span of control. 
B) three of the four ways to avoid using coordinating mechanisms. 
C) three contingencies of organizational design. 
D) three factors that distinguish a virtual corporation from a network structure. 
E) three conditions that do not influence a simple structure.

Question 7

Which form of departmentalization forms unique partnership teams that provide customized products or services, usually to specific clients, for a limited time?

Accepted Answer

A) Team-based structure 
B) Functional structure 
C) Matrix structure 
D) Network structure 
E) Divisionalized structure 
A) Team-based structure 
B) Functional structure 
C) Matrix structure 
D) Network structure 
E) Divisionalized structure

Question 8

Mechanistic structures operate best

Accepted Answer

A) in rapidly changing environments. 
B) where knowledge management is a competitive advantage to the organization. 
C) where employees dislike hierarchy and status. 
D) where employees perform tasks with high variety and low analyzability. 
E) in stable environments. 
A) in rapidly changing environments. 
B) where knowledge management is a competitive advantage to the organization. 
C) where employees dislike hierarchy and status. 
D) where employees perform tasks with high variety and low analyzability. 
E) in stable environments.

Question 9

A common misconception is that all employees working in matrix organizational structure report to two bosses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When work activities are too complex to standardize through procedures or goals, companies often coordinate work effort:

Accepted Answer

A) by giving one employee most of the tasks previously divided among many people. 
B) by extensively training employees. 
C) through formal hierarchy. 
D) through further division of labour. 
E) through direct supervision. 
A) by giving one employee most of the tasks previously divided among many people. 
B) by extensively training employees. 
C) through formal hierarchy. 
D) through further division of labour. 
E) through direct supervision.

Question 11

When work is divided among people, a coordinating mechanism is needed to ensure that everyone works in concert.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A matrix structure found mainly in large global firms combines which two forms of departmentalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Network structure and cluster structure 
B) Geographic divisional structure and product divisional structure 
C) Simple structure and hybrid structure 
D) Divisional structure and simple structure 
E) Functional structure and network structure 
A) Network structure and cluster structure 
B) Geographic divisional structure and product divisional structure 
C) Simple structure and hybrid structure 
D) Divisional structure and simple structure 
E) Functional structure and network structure

Question 13

Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control, centralization, and formalization. The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:

Accepted Answer

A) networked versus team-based. 
B) hierarchical versus delayered. 
C) diverse versus integrated. 
D) organic versus mechanistic. 
E) biological versus synthetic. 
A) networked versus team-based. 
B) hierarchical versus delayered. 
C) diverse versus integrated. 
D) organic versus mechanistic. 
E) biological versus synthetic.

Question 14

Employees are most likely to experience job dissatisfaction and work stress when the organization has:

Accepted Answer

A) high formalization. 
B) an organic structure. 
C) a divisionalized structure. 
D) low formalization. 
E) high centralization. 
A) high formalization. 
B) an organic structure. 
C) a divisionalized structure. 
D) low formalization. 
E) high centralization.

Question 15

Peterborough Plastics Ltd. markets a line of widgets designed and manufactured by other companies around the world. This is an example of which form of departmentalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Globalized 
B) Functional 
C) Globally integrated enterprise 
D) Network 
E) Matrix 
A) Globalized 
B) Functional 
C) Globally integrated enterprise 
D) Network 
E) Matrix

Question 16

Companies are more likely to form network structures when

Accepted Answer

A) they want to minimize the effects of market forces for their resources. 
B) they operate in an environment where technology is changing quickly. 
C) they want to maximize control over manufacturing and other business processes. 
D) they want to keep as many skills and core competencies in-house as possible. 
E) they want to do all of these. 
A) they want to minimize the effects of market forces for their resources. 
B) they operate in an environment where technology is changing quickly. 
C) they want to maximize control over manufacturing and other business processes. 
D) they want to keep as many skills and core competencies in-house as possible. 
E) they want to do all of these.

Question 17

An organizational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Informal communication 
B) Span of control 
C) Formal hierarchy 
D) Standardization of skills 
E) Standardization of output 
A) Informal communication 
B) Span of control 
C) Formal hierarchy 
D) Standardization of skills 
E) Standardization of output

Question 18

Mechanistic structures operate best in stable environments

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Informal communication is a coordination mechanism only in small and a few medium-sized organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Generally, a narrow span of control is necessary where employees perform highly interdependent work with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In a typical network structure, several satellite organizations are bee-hived around a core firm.

A divisionalized structure works best where the organization

In which of the four external environments would a network structure be most effective?

A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups, with most sales within the one country. What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

Integrator roles increase informal communication as a coordinating mechanism

Organizational size, technology, and environment are

Which form of departmentalization forms unique partnership teams that provide customized products or services, usually to specific clients, for a limited time?

Mechanistic structures operate best

A common misconception is that all employees working in matrix organizational structure report to two bosses.

When work activities are too complex to standardize through procedures or goals, companies often coordinate work effort:

When work is divided among people, a coordinating mechanism is needed to ensure that everyone works in concert.

A matrix structure found mainly in large global firms combines which two forms of departmentalization?

Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control, centralization, and formalization. The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:

Employees are most likely to experience job dissatisfaction and work stress when the organization has:

Peterborough Plastics Ltd. markets a line of widgets designed and manufactured by other companies around the world. This is an example of which form of departmentalization?

Companies are more likely to form network structures when

An organizational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Mechanistic structures operate best in stable environments

Informal communication is a coordination mechanism only in small and a few medium-sized organizations.

Generally, a narrow span of control is necessary where employees perform highly interdependent work with others.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 13: Designing Organizational Structures

In a typical network structure, several satellite organizations are bee-hived around a core firm.

A divisionalized structure works best where the organization

In which of the four external environments would a network structure be most effective?

A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups, with most sales within the one country. What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

Integrator roles increase informal communication as a coordinating mechanism

Organizational size, technology, and environment are

Which form of departmentalization forms unique partnership teams that provide customized products or services, usually to specific clients, for a limited time?

Mechanistic structures operate best

A common misconception is that all employees working in matrix organizational structure report to two bosses.

When work activities are too complex to standardize through procedures or goals, companies often coordinate work effort:

When work is divided among people, a coordinating mechanism is needed to ensure that everyone works in concert.

A matrix structure found mainly in large global firms combines which two forms of departmentalization?

Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control, centralization, and formalization. The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:

Employees are most likely to experience job dissatisfaction and work stress when the organization has:

Peterborough Plastics Ltd. markets a line of widgets designed and manufactured by other companies around the world. This is an example of which form of departmentalization?

Companies are more likely to form network structures when

An organizational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Mechanistic structures operate best in stable environments

Informal communication is a coordination mechanism only in small and a few medium-sized organizations.

Generally, a narrow span of control is necessary where employees perform highly interdependent work with others.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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