DTC 451 FINAL REVIEW EXAM 130 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
the concentration of decision making and power at the upper levels of an
organization - CORRECT ANSWER centralization
the vertical relationships between members of an organization that are based on
authority and power - CORRECT ANSWER chain of command
the ability for individuals at lower levels of an organization to make decisions
appropriate to their own areas of responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER
decentralization
the specialization of groups in an organization, which may be based on product
function, clients, location or work processes - CORRECT ANSWER
departmentalization
the practice of assigning each worker a few, specialized tasks to perform, rather
than a large number of more general tasks - CORRECT ANSWER division of labor
a description of the vertical relationships in an organization, which dictates the
reporting relationship among workers and the various levels of management -
CORRECT ANSWER hierarchy
consistency within the organization, r/t managers, employees, processes,
communications, philosophy, culture, and so on. It is the thread that unifies the
whole - CORRECT ANSWER internal congruity
,the vertical relationships within an organization; chain of command - CORRECT
ANSWER lines of authority
the statement of philosophy or purpose that drives an organization - CORRECT
ANSWER mission statement
a systematic arrangement of people to accomplish a specific purpose - CORRECT
ANSWER organization
a graphic representation of an organization's structure - CORRECT ANSWER
organization chart
the "personality" of an organization - CORRECT ANSWER organizational culture
a measure of the influence a manager has on an organization; usually measure by
the number of people who report to the manager - CORRECT ANSWER span of
control
outputs from a system that are recycled as inputs to prevent errors or to improve
the system in the future - CORRECT ANSWER feedback
resources brought into a system; for example: money, people, technology and
materials - CORRECT ANSWER inputs
, the term used for outputs in clinical or community nutrition settings - CORRECT
ANSWER outcomes
the result that occurs when inputs are transformed in a system - CORRECT
ANSWER outputs
the production or work of an organization that changes inputs into outputs -
CORRECT ANSWER transformation
anticipation of the need to make a decision sometime in the future and making
the decision in advance so that it can be implemented in a timely manner at the
time it is needed - CORRECT ANSWER contingency planning
the process of employing purposeful, self-regulatory judgement that gives
consideration to the evidence, methods, concepts, context, and criteria on which
such a judgement is based - CORRECT ANSWER critical thinking
the logical, step-wise approach that is used to make a choice between options, to
solve a problem or to resolve a dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER decision-making
process
the historical precedent of an organization that can be used in the decision-
making process - CORRECT ANSWER institutional memory
decisions that are used to resolve unstructured problems; these decisions require
much research and thought - CORRECT ANSWER non-programmed decisions
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
the concentration of decision making and power at the upper levels of an
organization - CORRECT ANSWER centralization
the vertical relationships between members of an organization that are based on
authority and power - CORRECT ANSWER chain of command
the ability for individuals at lower levels of an organization to make decisions
appropriate to their own areas of responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER
decentralization
the specialization of groups in an organization, which may be based on product
function, clients, location or work processes - CORRECT ANSWER
departmentalization
the practice of assigning each worker a few, specialized tasks to perform, rather
than a large number of more general tasks - CORRECT ANSWER division of labor
a description of the vertical relationships in an organization, which dictates the
reporting relationship among workers and the various levels of management -
CORRECT ANSWER hierarchy
consistency within the organization, r/t managers, employees, processes,
communications, philosophy, culture, and so on. It is the thread that unifies the
whole - CORRECT ANSWER internal congruity
,the vertical relationships within an organization; chain of command - CORRECT
ANSWER lines of authority
the statement of philosophy or purpose that drives an organization - CORRECT
ANSWER mission statement
a systematic arrangement of people to accomplish a specific purpose - CORRECT
ANSWER organization
a graphic representation of an organization's structure - CORRECT ANSWER
organization chart
the "personality" of an organization - CORRECT ANSWER organizational culture
a measure of the influence a manager has on an organization; usually measure by
the number of people who report to the manager - CORRECT ANSWER span of
control
outputs from a system that are recycled as inputs to prevent errors or to improve
the system in the future - CORRECT ANSWER feedback
resources brought into a system; for example: money, people, technology and
materials - CORRECT ANSWER inputs
, the term used for outputs in clinical or community nutrition settings - CORRECT
ANSWER outcomes
the result that occurs when inputs are transformed in a system - CORRECT
ANSWER outputs
the production or work of an organization that changes inputs into outputs -
CORRECT ANSWER transformation
anticipation of the need to make a decision sometime in the future and making
the decision in advance so that it can be implemented in a timely manner at the
time it is needed - CORRECT ANSWER contingency planning
the process of employing purposeful, self-regulatory judgement that gives
consideration to the evidence, methods, concepts, context, and criteria on which
such a judgement is based - CORRECT ANSWER critical thinking
the logical, step-wise approach that is used to make a choice between options, to
solve a problem or to resolve a dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER decision-making
process
the historical precedent of an organization that can be used in the decision-
making process - CORRECT ANSWER institutional memory
decisions that are used to resolve unstructured problems; these decisions require
much research and thought - CORRECT ANSWER non-programmed decisions
