AEB 3133 Exam 2 Questions And Correct Answers
Briefly define organizing and describe the process that is involved. Could you define
the 5 organizing components mentioned in the class. - ANSWER Your Answer:
Organizing refers to the grouping of labor and resources in an efficient fashion.
Organization evolves to fit the evolving market and firm. The 5 organizing
components are specialization which is the designing of jobs, departmentalization
which is the grouping of jobs, decentralization which defines authority, organizing
group effectiveness, and managing line and staff positions.
What is meant by departmentalization? What are the common bases for
departmentalization? - ANSWER Your Answer:
Departmentalization is the term used to define the specific grouping of jobs in logical
sets, this is done to ensure efficiency. The common bases for departmentalization are
by function, production, and location.
What are the major differences between tall and flat organizations? Why are these
differences important? - ANSWER Your Answer:
A flat organization has a wide range of control along with few managerial levels while
a tall organization has multiple layers of management with a narrow range of control.
Due to the nature of a flat organization, communication between managers is much
more efficient and leads to having better over all control.
The degree to which the organization's overall task is broken down and divided into
smaller component parts is called - ANSWER specialization.
Systematically moving employees from one job to another is called - ANSWER Job
, Rotation
Grouping jobs into logical sets is called - ANSWER departmentalization
Ace Industries Ltd. has employees working three different shifts. Based on this data,
we know that the firm is organized, at least in part, on the basis of - ANSWER Time
For multinational companies, an especially appropriate basis of departmentalization is -
ANSWER Location
Which pair deals with distribution of authority? - ANSWER Decentralization and
delegation
A manager who has only a few subordinates has a span of management that is -
ANSWER Narrow
The traditional definition of staff positions includes - ANSWER advisory or supportive
positions.
Organization charts - ANSWER can be thought of as a picture or map of an organization.
A System 1 organization is most like - ANSWER the ideal bureaucracy
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of System 4? - ANSWER Communication
primarily downward.
All of the following are situational influences on organization design except - ANSWER
type of departmentalization.
Briefly define organizing and describe the process that is involved. Could you define
the 5 organizing components mentioned in the class. - ANSWER Your Answer:
Organizing refers to the grouping of labor and resources in an efficient fashion.
Organization evolves to fit the evolving market and firm. The 5 organizing
components are specialization which is the designing of jobs, departmentalization
which is the grouping of jobs, decentralization which defines authority, organizing
group effectiveness, and managing line and staff positions.
What is meant by departmentalization? What are the common bases for
departmentalization? - ANSWER Your Answer:
Departmentalization is the term used to define the specific grouping of jobs in logical
sets, this is done to ensure efficiency. The common bases for departmentalization are
by function, production, and location.
What are the major differences between tall and flat organizations? Why are these
differences important? - ANSWER Your Answer:
A flat organization has a wide range of control along with few managerial levels while
a tall organization has multiple layers of management with a narrow range of control.
Due to the nature of a flat organization, communication between managers is much
more efficient and leads to having better over all control.
The degree to which the organization's overall task is broken down and divided into
smaller component parts is called - ANSWER specialization.
Systematically moving employees from one job to another is called - ANSWER Job
, Rotation
Grouping jobs into logical sets is called - ANSWER departmentalization
Ace Industries Ltd. has employees working three different shifts. Based on this data,
we know that the firm is organized, at least in part, on the basis of - ANSWER Time
For multinational companies, an especially appropriate basis of departmentalization is -
ANSWER Location
Which pair deals with distribution of authority? - ANSWER Decentralization and
delegation
A manager who has only a few subordinates has a span of management that is -
ANSWER Narrow
The traditional definition of staff positions includes - ANSWER advisory or supportive
positions.
Organization charts - ANSWER can be thought of as a picture or map of an organization.
A System 1 organization is most like - ANSWER the ideal bureaucracy
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of System 4? - ANSWER Communication
primarily downward.
All of the following are situational influences on organization design except - ANSWER
type of departmentalization.
