RUTGERS INTRO TO MANAGEMENT EXAM #2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Job Design - (ANSWER)creating jobs in an organization that can be done effectively and efficiently while
providing meaningful work for the employees
Who created the job characteristics model? - (ANSWER)Hackman and Oldham
Job Characteristics Model - (ANSWER)to better explain how job design can impact employee satisfaction
and job performance
Skill Variety - (ANSWER)extent to which a job requires a worker to use a wide range of different abilities
and skills
Task Identity - (ANSWER)extent to which the job requires the worker to perform all the tasks needed to
fully complete the task
Task Significance - (ANSWER)extent to which the job requires the lives of other people
Autonomy - (ANSWER)the extent to which the employees is allowed to make choices about scheduling
and how best to perform tasks
Feedback - (ANSWER)extent to which the employees receives clear & direct information on how well
they are performing the task
Contingency Factors: - (ANSWER)pre-conditions for the model to be predictive
Organizational Structure - (ANSWER)the grouping together of jobs into work groups, the delegation of
authority & responsibility within the organization & the formal reporting relationships of employees to
supervisors
Functional Structure - (ANSWER)groups jobs that require similar skills & experience together into a
single work group reporting to the leader of the organization
, RUTGERS INTRO TO MANAGEMENT EXAM #2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Divisional Structure - (ANSWER)groups jobs together with people of diverse skills & experience who
collectively focus on either providing specific products or or serving specific groups of customers or
serving specific geographic areas
Matrix Structure - (ANSWER)groups jobs together simultaneously by function and by division
Delegation of Authority - (ANSWER)ultimate authority for decision rests with the shareholders of the
business
Centralized Organizational Structure - (ANSWER)most decisions are made by the senior executives at the
top of the organization
Decentralized Organizational Structure - (ANSWER)many decisions are delegated to lower levels of
management with those managers accountable for the consequences of their decisions
Span of Control - (ANSWER)refers to the number of direct reports assigned to a a manager
Broader the span of control.. - (ANSWER)more direct reports
Narrower span of control.. - (ANSWER)fewer direct reports
Levels of Hierarchy - (ANSWER)refers to the number of managerial levels between the top and bottom
of an organization
Flatter the organization= - (ANSWER)fewer hierarchical levels
Taller the organization= - (ANSWER)more hierarchical levels
Liaisons - (ANSWER)individuals appointed with the responsibility to coordinate the activities of their
group with the activities of 1 or more other groups
Job Design - (ANSWER)creating jobs in an organization that can be done effectively and efficiently while
providing meaningful work for the employees
Who created the job characteristics model? - (ANSWER)Hackman and Oldham
Job Characteristics Model - (ANSWER)to better explain how job design can impact employee satisfaction
and job performance
Skill Variety - (ANSWER)extent to which a job requires a worker to use a wide range of different abilities
and skills
Task Identity - (ANSWER)extent to which the job requires the worker to perform all the tasks needed to
fully complete the task
Task Significance - (ANSWER)extent to which the job requires the lives of other people
Autonomy - (ANSWER)the extent to which the employees is allowed to make choices about scheduling
and how best to perform tasks
Feedback - (ANSWER)extent to which the employees receives clear & direct information on how well
they are performing the task
Contingency Factors: - (ANSWER)pre-conditions for the model to be predictive
Organizational Structure - (ANSWER)the grouping together of jobs into work groups, the delegation of
authority & responsibility within the organization & the formal reporting relationships of employees to
supervisors
Functional Structure - (ANSWER)groups jobs that require similar skills & experience together into a
single work group reporting to the leader of the organization
, RUTGERS INTRO TO MANAGEMENT EXAM #2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Divisional Structure - (ANSWER)groups jobs together with people of diverse skills & experience who
collectively focus on either providing specific products or or serving specific groups of customers or
serving specific geographic areas
Matrix Structure - (ANSWER)groups jobs together simultaneously by function and by division
Delegation of Authority - (ANSWER)ultimate authority for decision rests with the shareholders of the
business
Centralized Organizational Structure - (ANSWER)most decisions are made by the senior executives at the
top of the organization
Decentralized Organizational Structure - (ANSWER)many decisions are delegated to lower levels of
management with those managers accountable for the consequences of their decisions
Span of Control - (ANSWER)refers to the number of direct reports assigned to a a manager
Broader the span of control.. - (ANSWER)more direct reports
Narrower span of control.. - (ANSWER)fewer direct reports
Levels of Hierarchy - (ANSWER)refers to the number of managerial levels between the top and bottom
of an organization
Flatter the organization= - (ANSWER)fewer hierarchical levels
Taller the organization= - (ANSWER)more hierarchical levels
Liaisons - (ANSWER)individuals appointed with the responsibility to coordinate the activities of their
group with the activities of 1 or more other groups
