Exam 9: Designing Adaptive Organizations

Scenario - Javier Gomez Javier is a veteran manager with Pixel International, Inc. (PII). Recently PII purchased a small business in the printing industry. Javier has been assigned the task of managing this new acquisition and is currently deciding how best to design its structure. Currently, employees are assigned to one of three departments, including sales, production, and legal defense. -If Javier organizes with a horizontal matrix structure, some potential advantages that he could anticipate include all of the following, EXCEPT

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Question 101

The overseer of both the product and functional chains of command, responsible for the entire matrix is the matrix boss.

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Question 102

____________________ is the radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in cost, quality, service, and speed.

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Question 103

The ____________________, combines aspects of both functional and divisional structures simultaneously, in the same part of the organization.

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Question 104

The right to advise, recommend, and counsel in the staff specialists' area of expertise is included in staff authority.

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Question 105

Boars' Nest Distributors is continually hampered by an inability to adapt to an unstable environment. Which of the following is a plausible explanation as to why?

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Question 106

The ____________________ is the number of employees reporting to a supervisor.

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Question 107

The matrix approach can be highly effective in a complex, rapidly changing environment in which the organization needs to be flexible and adaptable.

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Question 108

Self-contained unit structure is a term used for

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Question 109

Define task forces and project management.

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Question 110

According to MANAGER'S SHOPTALK in Chapter 9, the attempt by top management to decentralize decision making often gets bogged down because middle manager are unable to delegate.

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Question 111

The degree to which organizational tasks are subdivided into individual jobs is called ____________________.

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Question 112

All of the following are advantages of a divisional structure EXCEPT

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Question 113

Coordination is the quality of collaboration across departments.

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Question 114

Compare and contrast authority, responsibility, accountability, and delegation.

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Question 115

Define span of management and explain if there is an ideal span of management.

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Question 116

The framework in which the organization defines how tasks are divided, resources are deployed, and departments are coordinated is called ____________________.

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Question 117

Barney and Betty work at Mountain Peak, Inc. Although they both work on the assembly line, they have the authority to make many decisions about their job. Mountain Peak can be said to have

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Question 118

Coordination is defined as

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Question 119

The people with authority and responsibility are subject to reporting and justifying task outcomes to those above them in the chain of command is called

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The overseer of both the product and functional chains of command, responsible for the entire matrix is the matrix boss.

____________________ is the radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in cost, quality, service, and speed.

The ____________________, combines aspects of both functional and divisional structures simultaneously, in the same part of the organization.

The right to advise, recommend, and counsel in the staff specialists' area of expertise is included in staff authority.

Boars' Nest Distributors is continually hampered by an inability to adapt to an unstable environment. Which of the following is a plausible explanation as to why?

The ____________________ is the number of employees reporting to a supervisor.

The matrix approach can be highly effective in a complex, rapidly changing environment in which the organization needs to be flexible and adaptable.

Self-contained unit structure is a term used for

Define task forces and project management.

According to MANAGER'S SHOPTALK in Chapter 9, the attempt by top management to decentralize decision making often gets bogged down because middle manager are unable to delegate.

The degree to which organizational tasks are subdivided into individual jobs is called ____________________.

All of the following are advantages of a divisional structure EXCEPT

Coordination is the quality of collaboration across departments.

Compare and contrast authority, responsibility, accountability, and delegation.

Define span of management and explain if there is an ideal span of management.

The framework in which the organization defines how tasks are divided, resources are deployed, and departments are coordinated is called ____________________.

Barney and Betty work at Mountain Peak, Inc. Although they both work on the assembly line, they have the authority to make many decisions about their job. Mountain Peak can be said to have

Coordination is defined as

The people with authority and responsibility are subject to reporting and justifying task outcomes to those above them in the chain of command is called

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