NCM 119 (Organizing) Questions with
complete solution 2025/2026
It includes identifying the management structure to accomplish work, determining communication
processes, and coordinating people, time and work - correct answer ✔organizing
The emphasis is on organizational positions and formal power, whereas the formal structure is generally
highly planned and visible - correct answer ✔formal organization
roles and functions are defined and systematically arranged, different people have differing roles, and
rank and hierarchy are evident. - correct answer ✔formal structure
the focus is on the employees, their relationships, and the informal power that is inherent within those
relationship - correct answer ✔informal organization
are typically based on camaraderie, they often result in a more immediate response from individuals,
saving people's time and effort - correct answer ✔informal structures
it is at the heart of the informal organization; it is the conversations that occur in the break room, down
the halls, during the carpool, and in between work that allows the relationships of informal groups to
develop - correct answer ✔grapevine communication
is known as the father of organizational theory - correct answer ✔Max Weber, a German social scientis
was based on a belief in the legitimacy of the pattern of normative rules and the rights of those elevated
to authority under such rules to issue command - correct answer ✔legal-rational authority
was owed to the legally established impersonal set of rules rather than to a personal ruler. It is this type
of authority that is the basis for Weber's concept of bureaucracy - correct answer ✔obedience
, is defined as the official power to act. It is power given by the organization to direct the work of others. -
correct answer ✔authority
may too rigidly define the jobs of people working in that organization (Grover, 1999-2016). Some
employees may look at the organization chart and determine that the responsibilities there are their
only responsibilities, when the reality is that most employees will on occasion have to assist with work
that is not a formal part of their job descripti - correct answer ✔organization charts
is a duty or an assignment. It is the implementation of a jo - correct answer ✔responsibility
is similar to responsibility, but it is internalized. To be accountable means that individuals agree to be
morally responsible for the consequences of their actions. Therefore, one individual cannot be
accountable for another - correct answer ✔accountability
These type are commonly called line structures or line organizations. In these structures, authority and
responsibility are clearly defined, which leads to efficiency and simplicity of relationships - correct
answer ✔bureaucratic
It is a modification of the bureaucratic structure and is sometimes used on a temporary basis to facilitate
completion of a project within a formal line organization. It is a means of overcoming the inflexibility of
line structure and serves as a way for professionals to handle the increasingly large amounts of available
information - correct answer ✔ad hoc
This structure has a formal vertical and horizontal chain of command. There are less formal rules and
fewer levels of the hierarchy, a matrix structure is not without disadvantages - correct answer ✔matrix
Similar to the matrix design which can be used in some large institutions to address the shortcomings
that are endemic to traditional large bureaucratic organizations. It is sometimes called care-centered
organizations, are smaller in scale than a large bureaucratic system - correct answer ✔service line
organization
complete solution 2025/2026
It includes identifying the management structure to accomplish work, determining communication
processes, and coordinating people, time and work - correct answer ✔organizing
The emphasis is on organizational positions and formal power, whereas the formal structure is generally
highly planned and visible - correct answer ✔formal organization
roles and functions are defined and systematically arranged, different people have differing roles, and
rank and hierarchy are evident. - correct answer ✔formal structure
the focus is on the employees, their relationships, and the informal power that is inherent within those
relationship - correct answer ✔informal organization
are typically based on camaraderie, they often result in a more immediate response from individuals,
saving people's time and effort - correct answer ✔informal structures
it is at the heart of the informal organization; it is the conversations that occur in the break room, down
the halls, during the carpool, and in between work that allows the relationships of informal groups to
develop - correct answer ✔grapevine communication
is known as the father of organizational theory - correct answer ✔Max Weber, a German social scientis
was based on a belief in the legitimacy of the pattern of normative rules and the rights of those elevated
to authority under such rules to issue command - correct answer ✔legal-rational authority
was owed to the legally established impersonal set of rules rather than to a personal ruler. It is this type
of authority that is the basis for Weber's concept of bureaucracy - correct answer ✔obedience
, is defined as the official power to act. It is power given by the organization to direct the work of others. -
correct answer ✔authority
may too rigidly define the jobs of people working in that organization (Grover, 1999-2016). Some
employees may look at the organization chart and determine that the responsibilities there are their
only responsibilities, when the reality is that most employees will on occasion have to assist with work
that is not a formal part of their job descripti - correct answer ✔organization charts
is a duty or an assignment. It is the implementation of a jo - correct answer ✔responsibility
is similar to responsibility, but it is internalized. To be accountable means that individuals agree to be
morally responsible for the consequences of their actions. Therefore, one individual cannot be
accountable for another - correct answer ✔accountability
These type are commonly called line structures or line organizations. In these structures, authority and
responsibility are clearly defined, which leads to efficiency and simplicity of relationships - correct
answer ✔bureaucratic
It is a modification of the bureaucratic structure and is sometimes used on a temporary basis to facilitate
completion of a project within a formal line organization. It is a means of overcoming the inflexibility of
line structure and serves as a way for professionals to handle the increasingly large amounts of available
information - correct answer ✔ad hoc
This structure has a formal vertical and horizontal chain of command. There are less formal rules and
fewer levels of the hierarchy, a matrix structure is not without disadvantages - correct answer ✔matrix
Similar to the matrix design which can be used in some large institutions to address the shortcomings
that are endemic to traditional large bureaucratic organizations. It is sometimes called care-centered
organizations, are smaller in scale than a large bureaucratic system - correct answer ✔service line
organization
