Question 1

Organization charts show the formal and informal relationships among people, jobs, and departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Charlie Li has been hired by Exide Technologies to be its legal counsel and handle all of Exide's legal affairs. Li is in which type of position?

Accepted Answer

A)  staff 
B)  line 
C)  centralized 
D)  matrix 
A)  staff 
B)  line 
C)  centralized 
D)  matrix

Question 3

Outsourcing has gone from being an organizational trend to a way of doing business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Product departmentalization is based on the goods or services produced or sold by the organizational unit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sarah Lyra is a safety engineer for a company that makes petrochemicals. What kind of a position does she have in the company since she is not directly involved in the process of making any chemicals?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sarah Lyra is a safety engineer for...

Question 6

A company that has separate divisions for finance, marketing, sales and production is using which type of departmentalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  product 
B)  size 
C)  process 
D)  functional 
A)  product 
B)  size 
C)  process 
D)  functional

Question 7

What is the term used when everyone reports to and gets instructions from only one boss?

Accepted Answer

A)  singular authority 
B)  unity of command 
C)  common authority 
D)  sole command 
A)  singular authority 
B)  unity of command 
C)  common authority 
D)  sole command

Question 8

Decentralization is usually desirable in a company under which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees are willing to take responsibility. 
B)  The company is geographically centralized. 
C)  The company is very small. 
D)  The company is operating in a stable environment. 
A)  Employees are willing to take responsibility. 
B)  The company is geographically centralized. 
C)  The company is very small. 
D)  The company is operating in a stable environment.

Question 9

According to the text, how can work group cohesiveness benefit an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  less turnover 
B)  improved morale 
C)  better decisions 
D)  increased productivity 
A)  less turnover 
B)  improved morale 
C)  better decisions 
D)  increased productivity

Question 10

In which departments are typical line positions found?

Accepted Answer

A)  human resources and production 
B)  human resources and legal 
C)  legal and marketing 
D)  production and marketing 
A)  human resources and production 
B)  human resources and legal 
C)  legal and marketing 
D)  production and marketing

Question 11

What are groups of employees who share resources and coordinate efforts so as to help members better perform their individual duties and responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomous teams 
B)  project committees 
C)  functional groups 
D)  work groups 
A)  autonomous teams 
B)  project committees 
C)  functional groups 
D)  work groups

Question 12

BC Ironworks Company has been in business for 65 years. Yesterday, its CEO was heard saying, "We need to scrap all of this company's outdated ways of doing business and just start over, beginning with the development of a new mission statement." Which of the following processes is planned for BC Ironworks?

Accepted Answer

A)  redesigning 
B)  downsizing 
C)  reprocessing 
D)  reengineering 
A)  redesigning 
B)  downsizing 
C)  reprocessing 
D)  reengineering

Question 13

Which of the following is a drawback associated with committee organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  When a committee makes decisions, it's more difficult to hold individuals accountable. 
B)  Committees coordinate tasks more easily than individual managers do. 
C)  Committees usually bring diverse viewpoints to a problem. 
D)  People with higher formal authority sometimes dominate committees. 
A)  When a committee makes decisions, it's more difficult to hold individuals accountable. 
B)  Committees coordinate tasks more easily than individual managers do. 
C)  Committees usually bring diverse viewpoints to a problem. 
D)  People with higher formal authority sometimes dominate committees.

Question 14

What is the term used when the performance of a team as a whole is greater than the sum of team members' contributions?

Accepted Answer

A)  productivity 
B)  group achievement 
C)  synergy 
D)  dynamism 
A)  productivity 
B)  group achievement 
C)  synergy 
D)  dynamism

Question 15

What is one of the advantages of a wide span of control?

Accepted Answer

A)  close supervision of employees 
B)  more decentralized decisions 
C)  spreads out responsibility 
D)  greater organizational flexibility 
A)  close supervision of employees 
B)  more decentralized decisions 
C)  spreads out responsibility 
D)  greater organizational flexibility

Question 16

The degree to which tasks are subdivided into smaller jobs is referred to as specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the term for the number of people or subordinates that a manager effectively controls and directs?

Accepted Answer

A)  accountability 
B)  span of control 
C)  delegation 
D)  responsibility 
A)  accountability 
B)  span of control 
C)  delegation 
D)  responsibility

Question 18

What are the day-to-day relationships that develop in an organization but are not listed on an organization chart called?

Accepted Answer

A)  informal organization 
B)  casual organization 
C)  hierarchical organization 
D)  grapevine organization 
A)  informal organization 
B)  casual organization 
C)  hierarchical organization 
D)  grapevine organization

Question 19

Which of the following is a network of independent companies linked by information technology to share skills, costs, and access to one another's markets?

Accepted Answer

A)  an opportunistic corporation 
B)  an autonomous corporation 
C)  a hierarchical corporation 
D)  a virtual corporation 
A)  an opportunistic corporation 
B)  an autonomous corporation 
C)  a hierarchical corporation 
D)  a virtual corporation

Question 20

What is a major building block for an efficient and effective organizational structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  division of control 
B)  span of labour 
C)  managerial hierarchy 
D)  departmentalization 
A)  division of control 
B)  span of labour 
C)  managerial hierarchy 
D)  departmentalization

Organization charts show the formal and informal relationships among people, jobs, and departments.

Charlie Li has been hired by Exide Technologies to be its legal counsel and handle all of Exide's legal affairs. Li is in which type of position?

Outsourcing has gone from being an organizational trend to a way of doing business.

Product departmentalization is based on the goods or services produced or sold by the organizational unit.

Sarah Lyra is a safety engineer for a company that makes petrochemicals. What kind of a position does she have in the company since she is not directly involved in the process of making any chemicals?

A company that has separate divisions for finance, marketing, sales and production is using which type of departmentalization?

What is the term used when everyone reports to and gets instructions from only one boss?

Decentralization is usually desirable in a company under which of the following conditions?

According to the text, how can work group cohesiveness benefit an organization?

In which departments are typical line positions found?

What are groups of employees who share resources and coordinate efforts so as to help members better perform their individual duties and responsibilities?

Which of the following is a drawback associated with committee organizations?

What is the term used when the performance of a team as a whole is greater than the sum of team members' contributions?

What is one of the advantages of a wide span of control?

The degree to which tasks are subdivided into smaller jobs is referred to as specialization.

What is the term for the number of people or subordinates that a manager effectively controls and directs?

What are the day-to-day relationships that develop in an organization but are not listed on an organization chart called?

Which of the following is a network of independent companies linked by information technology to share skills, costs, and access to one another's markets?

What is a major building block for an efficient and effective organizational structure?

Political Environment

Economic Environment

Social Environment

Technological Environment

International Environment

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Understanding the Business

Forms of Business Ownership

Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Motivating Employees

Managing Human Resources and Labour Relations

Marketing

Creating Marketing Strategies

Achieving World-class Operations Management

Accounting for Financial Success

Understanding Money and the Canadian Financial System

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Exam 10: Designing Organizational Structures

Organization charts show the formal and informal relationships among people, jobs, and departments.

Charlie Li has been hired by Exide Technologies to be its legal counsel and handle all of Exide's legal affairs. Li is in which type of position?

Outsourcing has gone from being an organizational trend to a way of doing business.

Product departmentalization is based on the goods or services produced or sold by the organizational unit.

Sarah Lyra is a safety engineer for a company that makes petrochemicals. What kind of a position does she have in the company since she is not directly involved in the process of making any chemicals?

A company that has separate divisions for finance, marketing, sales and production is using which type of departmentalization?

What is the term used when everyone reports to and gets instructions from only one boss?

Decentralization is usually desirable in a company under which of the following conditions?

According to the text, how can work group cohesiveness benefit an organization?

In which departments are typical line positions found?

What are groups of employees who share resources and coordinate efforts so as to help members better perform their individual duties and responsibilities?

Which of the following is a drawback associated with committee organizations?

What is the term used when the performance of a team as a whole is greater than the sum of team members' contributions?

What is one of the advantages of a wide span of control?

The degree to which tasks are subdivided into smaller jobs is referred to as specialization.

What is the term for the number of people or subordinates that a manager effectively controls and directs?

What are the day-to-day relationships that develop in an organization but are not listed on an organization chart called?

Which of the following is a network of independent companies linked by information technology to share skills, costs, and access to one another's markets?

What is a major building block for an efficient and effective organizational structure?

Political Environment

Economic Environment

Social Environment

Technological Environment

International Environment

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Understanding the Business

Forms of Business Ownership

Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Motivating Employees

Managing Human Resources and Labour Relations

Marketing

Creating Marketing Strategies

Achieving World-class Operations Management

Accounting for Financial Success

Understanding Money and the Canadian Financial System

Finance

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