Exam 9: Designing Adaptive Organizations

Danielle is a receptionist at Stanlam Corp. In addition to her daily tasks, Courtney, Danielle's boss, asks her to prepare financial statements for a few small companies that Stanlam owns. This is an example of job rotation.

Jasemach Inc., a machinery manufacturing company, has organized its labor force into separate divisions for procurement, marketing, accounting, sales, transportation, and production. Given this information, which of the following organizational structures is Jasemach Inc. most likely following?

A virtual organization is an organization that outsources noncore business activities to outside companies, suppliers, specialists, or consultants.

Judith, the public relations officer of a music production company, advises her peers on how they can contribute to managing the company's external communication. In the context of organizational authority, Judith is most likely exercising _____.

In the context of reengineering, which of the following is a difference between sequential interdependence and reciprocal interdependence?

Skrugetech Inc. designs its jobs in such a way that each job profile has a number of tasks associated with it. The employees are also given a substantial amount of liberty to make decisions about their work as long as they fulfill other work and quality requirements. In the context of job design, Skrugetech Inc. is most likely using _____.

Which of the following is an advantage of product departmentalization?

In the context of interorganizational processes, which of the following is true of virtual organizations?

Which of the following best defines delegation of authority?

In the context of the chain of command in an organization, which of the following is a difference between line authority and staff authority?

Millishk, a creamery that produces ice cream and yogurt, has a production facility in every country it operates in. The company uses different ingredients for the manufacture of its products based on local preferences. In the company's management structure, each production facility is considered a department. Given this information, Millishk most likely follows _____.

Cheryl is a senior legal secretary of a large software company. Her job duties include handling legal secretarial duties, managing the legal support team, and advising managers on the legal aspects of their teams. In the context of organizational authority, which of the following functions does Cheryl most likely perform?

Which of the following statements is true of functional departmentalization?

In the context of intraorganizational processes, _____ are characterized by precisely defined, unchanging roles and a rigid chain of command based on centralized authority and vertical communication.

In the context of reengineering, in _____, each job or department contributes to a whole intraorganizational process independently.

The store managers of Chimbake, a chain of bakeries, are allowed to come up with new dessert flavors of their choice as long as they do not fall short of the company's quality standards. They are also allowed to come up with effective marketing strategies based on their respective market requirements. In the context of organizational authority, which of the following is best illustrated in this scenario?

Edithprod Inc., a computer manufacturing company, sources its interchangeable spare parts in bulk and produces computer chassis in a high precision assembly line. It follows the same manufacturing process for a variety of its products, and this helps it reduce costs and improve quality. In the context of organizational authority, Edithprod Inc. is most likely using _____.

The primary disadvantage of customer departmentalization is:

Travis, the advertising manager of a photo imaging company, is responsible for compiling a list of the company's potential advertising sources for the upcoming year. However, he assigns this task to his immediate subordinates so that he can focus on project scheduling. In the context of organizational authority, which of the following is best illustrated in this scenario?

Applepom, a multinational restaurant chain, follows different pricing policies and serves different types of cuisine depending on the region it operates in. The company has separate departments for the Middle East, other Asian countries, Russia, other European countries, North America, Latin America, Oceania, and Africa. In this scenario, which of the following organizational structures does Applepom most likely follow?