WVU BCOR 370 EXAM 2 HOUGHTON
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Social Responsibility - ANS taking actions, beyond economic and legal responsibilities, that
are beneficial to society at large
Levels of Social Responsibility - ANS 1. discretionary responsibility(proactive)- "go beyond the
call of duty" andrew cargegie
2. ethical responsibility- "Do what is right"
3. legal responsibility(reactive)- " play the rules"
4. economic responsibility- "run an effective business" - milton friedman
" the mililionaire should be a trustee for the poor... the man...." - ANS carnegie
organizing - ANS the process of structuring both human and physical resources to accomplish
organizational objectives
Organizational structure - ANS the framework of jobs and departments that directs the
behavior of individuals and groups toward achieving the organization objectives
Basic organizational concepts - ANS 1. work specialization- subdivision of tasks into individual
jobs
2. departmentalization- basis for grouping jobs together
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, 3. chain of command
4. authority, responsibility, and delegation
5. span of control
6. centralization versus decentralization
mechanistic organization - ANS -rigid hierarchical relationships
-fixed duties
-many rules
-formalized communication channels
-centralized decision authority
-taller structures
organic organization - ANS -collaboration (both vertical and horizontal)
-adaptable duties
-few rules
-informal communication
-decentralized decision authority
-flatter structures
functional structure - ANS An organizational structure composed of all the departments that
an organization requires to produce its goods or services.
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marketing, production, human resources, information technology, customer service
production structure - ANS a visualization of the relationship between consumer goods and
producer goods
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Social Responsibility - ANS taking actions, beyond economic and legal responsibilities, that
are beneficial to society at large
Levels of Social Responsibility - ANS 1. discretionary responsibility(proactive)- "go beyond the
call of duty" andrew cargegie
2. ethical responsibility- "Do what is right"
3. legal responsibility(reactive)- " play the rules"
4. economic responsibility- "run an effective business" - milton friedman
" the mililionaire should be a trustee for the poor... the man...." - ANS carnegie
organizing - ANS the process of structuring both human and physical resources to accomplish
organizational objectives
Organizational structure - ANS the framework of jobs and departments that directs the
behavior of individuals and groups toward achieving the organization objectives
Basic organizational concepts - ANS 1. work specialization- subdivision of tasks into individual
jobs
2. departmentalization- basis for grouping jobs together
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 3. chain of command
4. authority, responsibility, and delegation
5. span of control
6. centralization versus decentralization
mechanistic organization - ANS -rigid hierarchical relationships
-fixed duties
-many rules
-formalized communication channels
-centralized decision authority
-taller structures
organic organization - ANS -collaboration (both vertical and horizontal)
-adaptable duties
-few rules
-informal communication
-decentralized decision authority
-flatter structures
functional structure - ANS An organizational structure composed of all the departments that
an organization requires to produce its goods or services.
ceo
marketing, production, human resources, information technology, customer service
production structure - ANS a visualization of the relationship between consumer goods and
producer goods
ceo
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
