Organisational Design (13/20)

Front 1

Which of the following functions facilitate an organization's control of its relations with its environment and stakeholders?

Back 1

support functions

Front 2

________ refers to a situation in which the authority to make important decisions about organizational resources and new projects is delegated to managers at all levels in the hierarchy.

Back 2

Decentralization

Front 3

Recruiting and training employees to improve skills is a(n) ________ function.

Back 3

maintenance

Front 4

Integration is the way in which a company allocates people and resources to organizational tasks

Back 4

False

Front 5

A ________ is a subunit composed of a group of people, working together, who possess similar skills or use the same kind of knowledge, tools, or techniques to perform their jobs.

Back 5

function

Front 6

________ is the process of coordinating various tasks, functions, and divisions to work together and not be at cross-purposes.

Back 6

Integration

Front 7

Decentralization promotes flexibility and responsiveness within an organization.

Back 7

True

Front 8

Which of the following refers to the compromise that emerges when decision-making and coordination are evolutionary processes and people use their judgment to address a problem?

Back 8

mutual adjustment

Front 9

Subunit orientation is the tendency to view one's role in the organization strictly from the perspective of the time frame, goals, and interpersonal orientations of one's subunit.

Back 9

True

Front 10

Which of the following integrating mechanisms is most appropriate for a complex and highly differentiated organization?

Back 10

integrating role

Front 11

Differentiation is the process of establishing and controlling the division of labor in an organization.

Back 11

True

Front 12

________ refers to the way in which an organization groups organizational tasks into roles and roles into subunits.

Back 12

Horizontal differentiation

Front 13

You are the CEO of a small firm that manufactures office furniture. The decision-making authority in your firm rests almost entirely with you and your closest associates. You introduce a set of rules and procedures designed to induce predictable and accountable behaviors among employees. Your firm has a(n) ________ structure

Back 13

mechanistic

Front 14

Which of the following refers to the use of written rules and procedures to standardize operations?

Back 14

formalization

Front 15

Which of the following is a difference between an integrating role and a liaison role?

Back 15

An integrating role is a full-time managerial position whereas a liaison role is a task involved in a full-time job.

Front 16

Which of the following refers to the way in which an organization designs its hierarchy of authority and creates reporting relationships to link organizational roles and subunits?

Back 16

vertical differentiation

Front 17

Differentiation and integration are both expensive in terms of the number of managers employed and the amount of managerial time spent on coordinating organizational activities.

Back 17

True

Front 18

Formalization is more appropriate in environments that require high levels of mutual adjustment.

Back 18

False

Front 19

The marketing and manufacturing managers of the sportswear division of a sports goods company meet to discuss the launch of a new line of football jerseys. The integrating technique used in this case is ________.

Back 19

direct contact

Front 20

Mutual adjustment provides employees the opportunity to ________.

Back 20

discover new ways of achieving organizational goals