Question 1

Organizations with fewer layers in the organizational hierarchy are described as having flat structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When companies delayer the organizational hierarchy,they run the risk of increasing managerial workloads and stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One of the defining characteristics of a matrix organizational structure is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) uses self-directed work teams rather than individuals as the basic building block of organizations. 
B) has a narrow span of control and high degree of formalization and centralization. 
C) is the only structure that organizes employees around specific knowledge or other resources. 
D) overlays two organizational structures in order to leverage the benefits of both types of structures. 
E) is an alliance of several organizations for the purpose of creating a product or serving a client. 
A) uses self-directed work teams rather than individuals as the basic building block of organizations. 
B) has a narrow span of control and high degree of formalization and centralization. 
C) is the only structure that organizes employees around specific knowledge or other resources. 
D) overlays two organizational structures in order to leverage the benefits of both types of structures. 
E) is an alliance of several organizations for the purpose of creating a product or serving a client.

Question 4

A mechanistic structure is decentralized,has a narrow span of control,and little formalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A corporation that connects work processes around the world,rather than replicating them within each country or region is classified as a:

Accepted Answer

A) trans-global. 
B) trans-national. 
C) multi-national. 
D) globally integrated enterprise. 
E) globally virtual enterprisE. 
A) trans-global. 
B) trans-national. 
C) multi-national. 
D) globally integrated enterprise. 
E) globally virtual enterprisE.

Question 6

An organic structure has:

Accepted Answer

A) a narrow span of control and low formalization. 
B) centralized decision making and a wide span of control. 
C) decentralized decision making and low formalization. 
D) a high degree of formalization and a wide span of control. 
E) functional departmentalization and a high degree of formalization. 
A) a narrow span of control and low formalization. 
B) centralized decision making and a wide span of control. 
C) decentralized decision making and low formalization. 
D) a high degree of formalization and a wide span of control. 
E) functional departmentalization and a high degree of formalization.

Question 7

Candoo Ltd.will soon flatten its hierarchy by removing two of the five layers of management.If the number of employees in the organization remains constant,which of the following must also occur?

Accepted Answer

A) It must adopt a matrix form of departmentalization. 
B) It must widen the span of control. 
C) It must rely more on direct supervision than standardization to coordinate the resulting structure. 
D) It must centralize decision making. 
E) All of these must occur. 
A) It must adopt a matrix form of departmentalization. 
B) It must widen the span of control. 
C) It must rely more on direct supervision than standardization to coordinate the resulting structure. 
D) It must centralize decision making. 
E) All of these must occur.

Question 8

Compared with other structures,functional structures are known to:

Accepted Answer

A) produce higher dysfunctional conflict. 
B) be more responsive to local markets or clients. 
C) encourage employees to focus on the organization's superordinate goals. 
D) reduce conflict and coordination problems across work units. 
E) do all of these things. 
A) produce higher dysfunctional conflict. 
B) be more responsive to local markets or clients. 
C) encourage employees to focus on the organization's superordinate goals. 
D) reduce conflict and coordination problems across work units. 
E) do all of these things.

Question 9

Coordination through formal hierarchy relies mainly on:

Accepted Answer

A) informal communication. 
B) job descriptions. 
C) bureaucratic procedures and policies. 
D) assigning legitimate power to individuals,who then use this power to direct the work of others. 
E) none of thesE. 
A) informal communication. 
B) job descriptions. 
C) bureaucratic procedures and policies. 
D) assigning legitimate power to individuals,who then use this power to direct the work of others. 
E) none of thesE.

Question 10

Functional structures foster professional identity and permit greater specialization than most other forms of departmentalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The matrix structure can increase conflict among managers who share power equally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All organizational structures have the following two fundamental requirements:

Accepted Answer

A) flatter span of control and decentralization. 
B) division of labour and coordination. 
C) decentralization and divisionalization. 
D) coordination and decentralization. 
E) centralization and outsourcing. 
A) flatter span of control and decentralization. 
B) division of labour and coordination. 
C) decentralization and divisionalization. 
D) coordination and decentralization. 
E) centralization and outsourcing.

Question 13

Which of the following is pressuring large global organizations to move from geographically based to more client-based divisionalized structures?

Accepted Answer

A) Advances in information technology 
B) Increases in the number of truly global clients 
C) Freer trade 
D) All of these factors. 
E) None of these factors influence an organization's structurE. 
A) Advances in information technology 
B) Increases in the number of truly global clients 
C) Freer trade 
D) All of these factors. 
E) None of these factors influence an organization's structurE.

Question 14

The best organizational structure depends on the variety and analyzability of the tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A wider span of control is possible where:

Accepted Answer

A) employees manage themselves rather than being coordinated through close supervision. 
B) the company has a high degree of formalization and operates in a complex environment. 
C) the organization has few employees and a tall hierarchy. 
D) all of these conditions exist. 
E) none of these conditions exist. 
A) employees manage themselves rather than being coordinated through close supervision. 
B) the company has a high degree of formalization and operates in a complex environment. 
C) the organization has few employees and a tall hierarchy. 
D) all of these conditions exist. 
E) none of these conditions exist.

Question 16

The shift away from geographic and toward product or client-based divisional structures reflects the trend toward:

Accepted Answer

A) the globally integrated enterprise. 
B) increasing direct supervision as the main coordinating mechanism. 
C) changing from divisionalized structures into functional structures. 
D) disbanding team-based structures in favour of simple structures. 
E) shifting from functional structures to geographically based divisionalized structures. 
A) the globally integrated enterprise. 
B) increasing direct supervision as the main coordinating mechanism. 
C) changing from divisionalized structures into functional structures. 
D) disbanding team-based structures in favour of simple structures. 
E) shifting from functional structures to geographically based divisionalized structures.

Question 17

Organizational and environmental complexity push organizations towards:

Accepted Answer

A) formalization. 
B) a more mechanistic structure. 
C) decentralization. 
D) a simple structure. 
E) all of these structural forms. 
A) formalization. 
B) a more mechanistic structure. 
C) decentralization. 
D) a simple structure. 
E) all of these structural forms.

Question 18

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

Question 19

Companies can be centralized in some parts of the organization and decentralized in other parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What must senior executives,functional managers,and project leaders do to make a matrix structure more effective?

Accepted Answer

The effectiveness of matrix structures i

Organizations with fewer layers in the organizational hierarchy are described as having flat structures.

When companies delayer the organizational hierarchy,they run the risk of increasing managerial workloads and stress.

One of the defining characteristics of a matrix organizational structure is that it:

A mechanistic structure is decentralized,has a narrow span of control,and little formalization.

A corporation that connects work processes around the world,rather than replicating them within each country or region is classified as a:

An organic structure has:

Candoo Ltd.will soon flatten its hierarchy by removing two of the five layers of management.If the number of employees in the organization remains constant,which of the following must also occur?

Compared with other structures,functional structures are known to:

Coordination through formal hierarchy relies mainly on:

Functional structures foster professional identity and permit greater specialization than most other forms of departmentalization.

The matrix structure can increase conflict among managers who share power equally.

All organizational structures have the following two fundamental requirements:

Which of the following is pressuring large global organizations to move from geographically based to more client-based divisionalized structures?

The best organizational structure depends on the variety and analyzability of the tasks.

A wider span of control is possible where:

The shift away from geographic and toward product or client-based divisional structures reflects the trend toward:

Organizational and environmental complexity push organizations towards:

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 can be centralized in some parts of the organization and decentralized in other parts.

What must senior executives,functional managers,and project leaders do to make a matrix structure more effective?

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 13: Designing Organizational Structures

Organizations with fewer layers in the organizational hierarchy are described as having flat structures.

When companies delayer the organizational hierarchy,they run the risk of increasing managerial workloads and stress.

One of the defining characteristics of a matrix organizational structure is that it:

A mechanistic structure is decentralized,has a narrow span of control,and little formalization.

A corporation that connects work processes around the world,rather than replicating them within each country or region is classified as a:

An organic structure has:

Candoo Ltd.will soon flatten its hierarchy by removing two of the five layers of management.If the number of employees in the organization remains constant,which of the following must also occur?

Compared with other structures,functional structures are known to:

Coordination through formal hierarchy relies mainly on:

Functional structures foster professional identity and permit greater specialization than most other forms of departmentalization.

The matrix structure can increase conflict among managers who share power equally.

All organizational structures have the following two fundamental requirements:

Which of the following is pressuring large global organizations to move from geographically based to more client-based divisionalized structures?

The best organizational structure depends on the variety and analyzability of the tasks.

A wider span of control is possible where:

The shift away from geographic and toward product or client-based divisional structures reflects the trend toward:

Organizational and environmental complexity push organizations towards:

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 can be centralized in some parts of the organization and decentralized in other parts.

What must senior executives,functional managers,and project leaders do to make a matrix structure more effective?

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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