Exam 15: Foundations of Organization Structure

A ________ is consistent with recent efforts by companies to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed up decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.

Work specialization contributes to higher employee productivity-but at the price of ________.

Which one of the following is not one of the primary ways to group jobs?

Which of the following is not a strategy to reduce the negative impact of downsizing?

________ is addressed by asking the question, "On what basis are jobs grouped together?"

A team tries to flatten the hierarchy and minimizes status and rank.

Rahael's Bakery is a small organization which specializes is cakes, cookies, and other treats for special events such as birthdays, weddings, and religious affairs. In an effort to increase profit margins, the bakery management is implementing a cost-minimization strategy. Which of the following activities would not be a possible action under this strategy?

What is organizational structure?

Describe the various characteristics of a bureaucracy.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a matrix structure.

Which of the following statements is true regarding work specialization?

You describe to your students a new committee within the university that brings together specialists from all different departments to develop a new interdisciplinary program. The structure of the committee best meets the definition of the ________.

Describe the five common ways of departmentalization. Give an example of each.

Departmentalization refers to the degree to which jobs within the organization are standardized.

The matrix structure breaks the unity-of-command concept.

The virtual organization is also called the ________ or ________ organization.

________ is a systematic effort to make an organization leaner by selling off business units, closing locations, or reducing staff.

The principle of ________ helps preserve the concept of an unbroken line of authority.

A task that is subdivided into many separate jobs is considered to have ________.

Span of control is a key element of an organization's structure. Which of the following key questions is addressed by this element?