BCOR 370 Exam 2 Houghton Questions With
Correct Answers
Organizational |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-framework |of |jobs |and |departments |that |
directs |the |behavior |of |individuals |and |groups |towards |achieving |the |organization's |objectives
Work |Specialization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-subdivision |of |tasks |into |individual |jobs
Delegating |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Process |of |transferring |authority |and |responsibility |to |
another |member |of |the |health |care |team |to |complete |a |task, |while |retaining |accountability
Centralized |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-authority |to |make |a |decision |at |the |top |level
Decentralization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-authority |to |make |decisions |at |the |lower |level
Span |of |Control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-number |of |employees |that |report |to |a |given |
manager
Chain |of |Command |(unity |of |command) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-single |flow |of |authority |
through |organization
Functional |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CEO, |marketing, |production, |HR, |IT, |customer |
service; |grouping |of |people |that |have |similar |skills/functions
Product |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-have |different |departments |based |on |the |type |of |
products |they |have
, Geographic |product |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-organize |according |to |geographic |areas
Matrix |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-combining |diff |types |of |structures; |advantage |is |that
|you |can |fine |tune |structure |that |fits |your |business |mission, |easy |to |add |and |expand |to, |cost-
effective |(assign |people |to |multiple |departments), |disadvantage |is |that |it |violates |the |chain |of |
command |because |someone |could |have |two |bosses
Organic |organization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-collaboration |(both |vertical |and |horizontal), |
adaptable |duties, |few |rules, |informal |communication, |decentralized |decision |authority, |flatter |
structures |(org. |is |like |a |living |thing; |able |to |change |depending |on |circumstances/situations
Mechanistic |organization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-rigid |hierarchical |relationships, |fixed |duties, |
many |rules, |formalized |communication, |channels, |centralized |decision |authority, |taller |
structures |(org. |is |like |a |machine- |isn't |flexible, |only |built |to |do |one |thing)
Human |Resource |Management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-concerned |with |getting, |training, |
motivating |and |keeping |competent |employees, |the |practices |and |polices |necessary |to |get |the |
right |people
Talent |Acquisition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-recruiting |and |selecting |the |best |people |for |the |job
Legal |Aspects |of |HR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--we |can |discriminate |in |hiring, |compensating |and
|promoting |people
-we |CAN |NOT |unfairly |discriminate; |that |is, |make |employment |decisions |based |on |factors |that |
are |not |job |related
Title |VII |of |the |Civil |Rights |Act |of |1964 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Forbids |discrimination |on |the |
basis |of |sex, |race, |color, |religion, |or |national |origin |in |all |areas |of |the |employment |relationship
Correct Answers
Organizational |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-framework |of |jobs |and |departments |that |
directs |the |behavior |of |individuals |and |groups |towards |achieving |the |organization's |objectives
Work |Specialization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-subdivision |of |tasks |into |individual |jobs
Delegating |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Process |of |transferring |authority |and |responsibility |to |
another |member |of |the |health |care |team |to |complete |a |task, |while |retaining |accountability
Centralized |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-authority |to |make |a |decision |at |the |top |level
Decentralization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-authority |to |make |decisions |at |the |lower |level
Span |of |Control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-number |of |employees |that |report |to |a |given |
manager
Chain |of |Command |(unity |of |command) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-single |flow |of |authority |
through |organization
Functional |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CEO, |marketing, |production, |HR, |IT, |customer |
service; |grouping |of |people |that |have |similar |skills/functions
Product |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-have |different |departments |based |on |the |type |of |
products |they |have
, Geographic |product |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-organize |according |to |geographic |areas
Matrix |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-combining |diff |types |of |structures; |advantage |is |that
|you |can |fine |tune |structure |that |fits |your |business |mission, |easy |to |add |and |expand |to, |cost-
effective |(assign |people |to |multiple |departments), |disadvantage |is |that |it |violates |the |chain |of |
command |because |someone |could |have |two |bosses
Organic |organization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-collaboration |(both |vertical |and |horizontal), |
adaptable |duties, |few |rules, |informal |communication, |decentralized |decision |authority, |flatter |
structures |(org. |is |like |a |living |thing; |able |to |change |depending |on |circumstances/situations
Mechanistic |organization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-rigid |hierarchical |relationships, |fixed |duties, |
many |rules, |formalized |communication, |channels, |centralized |decision |authority, |taller |
structures |(org. |is |like |a |machine- |isn't |flexible, |only |built |to |do |one |thing)
Human |Resource |Management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-concerned |with |getting, |training, |
motivating |and |keeping |competent |employees, |the |practices |and |polices |necessary |to |get |the |
right |people
Talent |Acquisition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-recruiting |and |selecting |the |best |people |for |the |job
Legal |Aspects |of |HR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--we |can |discriminate |in |hiring, |compensating |and
|promoting |people
-we |CAN |NOT |unfairly |discriminate; |that |is, |make |employment |decisions |based |on |factors |that |
are |not |job |related
Title |VII |of |the |Civil |Rights |Act |of |1964 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Forbids |discrimination |on |the |
basis |of |sex, |race, |color, |religion, |or |national |origin |in |all |areas |of |the |employment |relationship
