Exam 7: Designing Organizational Structure

The more nonroutine the technology an organization uses,the easier it is for managers to control and regulate the technology.

Managers lose control over their different businesses by moving to a more flexible structure.

The manager of the human resources department of a company is a(n)_____ manager.

Describe the matrix structure and the concept of the "two-boss employees."

The idea that an organization's hierarchy should be designed with as few levels of authority as are necessary to use the organization's resources in an efficient and effective manner falls under which of the following principles?

Which of the following methods of allocating authority in an organization gives lower-level managers and nonmanagerial employees the right to make important decisions about how to use organizational resources?

The extent to which a job gives the worker direct and clear information about how well the worker is performing the job is known as:

The "chain of command" of an organization is the hierarchy of authority for that organization.

The ability of managers to use outside suppliers and manufacturers to produce goods and services,has led many researchers and consultants to popularize the idea of a boundaryless organization.

Which of the following structures is most likely to be used by managers pursuing a multidomestic strategy?

A temporary committee of managers from different functions or divisions is formed to solve a specific,mutual problem.This committee is known as a:

A network structure is a series of global strategic alliances that one or several organizations create with suppliers,manufacturers,and/or distributors to produce and market a product.

Managers should design flexible structures,characterized by decentralized authority and empowered employees,for their organization when its:

As an organization grows and begins to produce a wider range of products,a functional structure becomes more efficient and effective.

The degree to which a manager feels that his/her job is meaningful because of the way that it affects other people is known as the autonomy of the job.

Which of the following is often known as the ad hoc committee?

The first step in organizational design is job design.

Task forces are often called ad hoc committees because they are temporary.

Jason has been hired by Praltiz Inc.,an IT firm,to increase coordination among functions or divisions to achieve performance gains from synergies.What role is Jason hired to perform?

Another name for the organization's hierarchy of authority is the: