NDSU MGMT 320 Test 3 With Complete Solution

NDSU MG MT 32 0 Tes t 3 Wit h Comp lete Solut ion Departmentalization - ANSWER Dividing up the jobs into groups of any kind Functional - ANSWER Group jobs together based on their performance of like activities Advantages of Depertmentalization - ANSWER - efficient of resources - less redundancies - Specialization High Quality Problem - ANSWER - better bigger picture problem solving - top management control Divisional - ANSWER Jobs grouped on the basis of - product - geography - customer Divisional Breakout 3 bottom parts of pyramid - ANSWER - product basis - geographic - customer based Advantages of Divisional Structures - ANSWER - more responsive and flexible - better functional coordination Emphasis on overall divisional goals - ANSWER Develops General Manager - tend to at all levels think of the bigger picture - associate with the business they work in DIFFERENTLY than functional structure Functional Breakout - ANSWER - Mgmt control more centralized - slow responses Divisional Breakout - ANSWER - general managers (obtain subordinates) - fast decisions Matrix Structure - ANSWER Attempt to gain both benefits of the functional and divisional structure by having a line of authority for each - combines functional & divisional - very difficult to coordinate Many matrix structures fail because they violate unity of command - ANSWER - They tend to work more often than anywhere else in multi national corporations In order for a matrix to work, it needs to be at the top - ANSWER - When the matrix managers communicate directly with each other, not through the subordinates Issues with matrix near the top - ANSWER People near the top tend to work with very little to no supervision In multi national corporations the matrix... - ANSWER tends to work because the matrix managers serve as advisors rather than supervisors Virtual Structure - ANSWER Coordinating activities of businesses, that do not have common ownership, for a common purpose - Part of the business - Is outsourcing some function Accounting - ANSWER Manufacturing parts that you assembles - some companies don't have their own that need outsourcing - HR - Transportation Fully Virtual Structure - ANSWER No ownership of any of the functional processes Fully Virtual Structure - Pros - ANSWER Greatly reduces the need for capital investment Fully Virtual Structure - Cons - ANSWER Potential problems from the lack of control Coordination - ANSWER Through rules and communication Mechanistic - ANSWER - leads to efficiencies - relies on rules and centralized decision making Organic - ANSWER - Leads to greater responsiveness and flexibility - Relies on communications and decentralized decision making