MBA 705 - Final Exam NEWEST 2025-2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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Corporate Restructuring: - CORRECT ANSWER- A change in the organization's structure
to improve efficiency and firm performance, including such activities as realigning
divisions in the firm, reducing the amount of cash under the discretion of senior
executives, and acquiring or divesting business units.
Decentralization: - CORRECT ANSWER- Decentralization: An organizational decision-
making approach with most strategic and operating decisions made by managers
at the business unit level.
Downsizing: - CORRECT ANSWER- Downsizing: A means of organizational restructuring
that eliminates part or all of one or more hierarchical levels from the organization
and pushes decision-making downward in the organization.
Flat Organization: - CORRECT ANSWER- Flat Organization: An organization characterized
by relatively few hierarchical levels and a wide span of control.
Brand Manager: - CORRECT ANSWER- The project manager in P&G's version of the
matrix structure.
,Centralization: - CORRECT ANSWER- An organizational decision-making approach with
most strategic and operating decisions made by managers at the top of the
organization structure (at corporate headquarters).
Functional Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- Functional Structure: A form of
organizational structure whereby each subunit of the organization engages in
firm-wide activities related to a particular function, such as marketing, HR,
finance, or production.
Geographic Divisional Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- Geographic Divisional Structure: A
form of organizational structure in which jobs and activities are grouped on the
basis of geographic location—for example, northeast region, Midwest region, and
far west region.
Horizontal Growth: - CORRECT ANSWER- An increase in the breadth of an organization's
structure.
Horizontal Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- An organizational structure with fewer
hierarchies designed to improve efficiency by reducing layers in the bureaucracy.
Matrix Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- A form of organizational structure that combines
the functional and product divisional structures.
, Multidivisional Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- A structural form with two or more
divisions based on products (a product divisional structure) or geography (a
geographic divisional structure); also called an M-form.
Organizational Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- The formal means by which work is
coordinated in an organization.
Product Divisional Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- A form of organizational structure
whereby the organization's activities are divided into self-contained entities, each
responsible for producing, distributing, and selling its own products.
Strategy Implementation:2 Key Points - CORRECT ANSWER- }Consider the plan for
implementation before adopting a strategic alternative.
}The greater the strategic change, the more complex the implementation.
Profit Center: - CORRECT ANSWER- A well-defined organizational unit headed by a
manager accountable for its revenues and expenditures.
Simple Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- An organizational form whereby each employee
often performs multiple tasks, and the owner/ manager is involved in all aspects
of the business.
Span of Control: - CORRECT ANSWER- The number of employees reporting directly to a
given manager.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Corporate Restructuring: - CORRECT ANSWER- A change in the organization's structure
to improve efficiency and firm performance, including such activities as realigning
divisions in the firm, reducing the amount of cash under the discretion of senior
executives, and acquiring or divesting business units.
Decentralization: - CORRECT ANSWER- Decentralization: An organizational decision-
making approach with most strategic and operating decisions made by managers
at the business unit level.
Downsizing: - CORRECT ANSWER- Downsizing: A means of organizational restructuring
that eliminates part or all of one or more hierarchical levels from the organization
and pushes decision-making downward in the organization.
Flat Organization: - CORRECT ANSWER- Flat Organization: An organization characterized
by relatively few hierarchical levels and a wide span of control.
Brand Manager: - CORRECT ANSWER- The project manager in P&G's version of the
matrix structure.
,Centralization: - CORRECT ANSWER- An organizational decision-making approach with
most strategic and operating decisions made by managers at the top of the
organization structure (at corporate headquarters).
Functional Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- Functional Structure: A form of
organizational structure whereby each subunit of the organization engages in
firm-wide activities related to a particular function, such as marketing, HR,
finance, or production.
Geographic Divisional Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- Geographic Divisional Structure: A
form of organizational structure in which jobs and activities are grouped on the
basis of geographic location—for example, northeast region, Midwest region, and
far west region.
Horizontal Growth: - CORRECT ANSWER- An increase in the breadth of an organization's
structure.
Horizontal Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- An organizational structure with fewer
hierarchies designed to improve efficiency by reducing layers in the bureaucracy.
Matrix Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- A form of organizational structure that combines
the functional and product divisional structures.
, Multidivisional Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- A structural form with two or more
divisions based on products (a product divisional structure) or geography (a
geographic divisional structure); also called an M-form.
Organizational Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- The formal means by which work is
coordinated in an organization.
Product Divisional Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- A form of organizational structure
whereby the organization's activities are divided into self-contained entities, each
responsible for producing, distributing, and selling its own products.
Strategy Implementation:2 Key Points - CORRECT ANSWER- }Consider the plan for
implementation before adopting a strategic alternative.
}The greater the strategic change, the more complex the implementation.
Profit Center: - CORRECT ANSWER- A well-defined organizational unit headed by a
manager accountable for its revenues and expenditures.
Simple Structure: - CORRECT ANSWER- An organizational form whereby each employee
often performs multiple tasks, and the owner/ manager is involved in all aspects
of the business.
Span of Control: - CORRECT ANSWER- The number of employees reporting directly to a
given manager.
