Exam 11: Designing Organizational Structure

The relationship between size and structure is such that larger organizations tend to be more ________.

________ is the obligation or expectation to perform an assigned duty.

The degree to which jobs are standardized and guided by rules and procedures is called ________.

The strength of the functional structure is that it focuses on results.

An organic organization is low in centralization.

In 1996,WestJet Airlines began operations with only three aircraft and 220 employees.Today,it has a large fleet and employs over 4,800 employees.Based on the known relationship between size and structure,we would expect WestJet's structure today to be fairly ________.

It is possible to carry work specialization too far thus lowering the economic advantages.

In a short essay,give a brief overview of the six key elements in designing an organization's structure.

Sharing knowledge throughout the organization is an important component of a boundaryless organization.

The ________ organization structure was developed by General Electric to eliminate internal boundaries and to break down external barriers between the company and its suppliers and customers.

As the number of employees in an organization grows,structure tends to become more ________.

Which of the following is most characteristic of mechanistic organizations?

At Manitoba Manufacturing (MM),the vice-presidents of marketing,finance,production,and human resources each report directly to the company's president.MM has a ________ structure.

An online wine retailer that sells and ships hundreds of wines to customers all over the world with a payroll of only six employees most likely has what kind of organizational structure?

A disadvantage of ________ departmentalization is poor communication across the different groups.

Metro General Hospital (Scenario) Joyce is the chief administrator in charge of a department at Metro General Hospital. When she worked as a registered nurse at a smaller community hospital, Joyce enjoyed the flexible structure, minimal rules, and team approach to decision making by nurses, administrators, and doctors. However, the situation at Metro is different. Metro has a tall, rigid structure with many rules and procedures designed to standardize jobs and guide employee behaviour. One such rule requires that all decisions in Joyce's department must be signed off by her alone) As a result, Joyce seems to spend most of her time filling out forms and signing documents. She also feels that the numerous levels of hierarchy are unnecessary and place barriers between herself and her staff. Joyce is not exactly sure why things have to be so "organized" and is planning to talk to her boss about making some changes to increase flexibility and reduce the number of rules and procedures. -The current structure of Metro General Hospital is based on a ________ span of control and most likely ________ departmentalization.

Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between structure and strategy?

Formalization refers to the degree to which jobs within the organization are standardized and the extent to which employee behaviour is guided by rules and procedures.

According to studies,organic structures are best for organizations with which types of production?

The basis on which jobs are grouped together is called ________.