Management Organizational Structure
1 . A matrix design creates a dual chain of command (true/false) - ANS -True
\1 . Researchers have concluded that the structures of organizations worldwide are vastly different from one another.
(True/False) - ANS -False
\2. Contemporary organization that use team structure to get work done often embed these teams within a functional or a
divisional structure(true/false) - ANS -False
\2. Which of the following is a major characteristic of today's organizations?
A) constant managerial supervision
B) loyal employees
C) full-time, permanent jobs
D) mobile employees - ANS -D - mobile employees
\3. A ________ structure is an advanced version of the matrix organization, where employees continuously work on
assignments that are oriented to completion of a task.
A) weighted
B) functional
C) conservative
D) Project - ANS -D - project
\3. A mechanistic structure is likely to be most effective in which host country?
A) England
B) Netherlands
C) USA
D) France - ANS -D - france
\Centralization - ANS -the degree to which decision making is concentrated at upper levels in the organization
\Customer - ANS -grouping jobs by type of customer and needs
\Departmentalization - ANS -extent that employees with similar jobs are grouped together
, \Divisional structure - ANS -- Composed of separate business units or divisions with limited autonomy under the
coordination and control the parent corporation.
- Often use a combination of multiple types of departmentalization (i.e., functional, geographic, product, process,
customer)
\Formalization - ANS -the degree to which jobs within the organization are standardized and the extent to which employee
behavior is guided by rules and procedures
\Functional - ANS -grouping jobs by functions performed (accounting, sales)
\Functional Structure - ANS -Departmentalization by function: Operations, finance, marketing, human resources, and
product research and development
\Geographical - ANS -grouping jobs on the basis of territory or geography
\How can organizations build a learning organization? - ANS -- Learning organizations continuously acquire and share
new knowledge
- Organizations skilled at knowledge transfer are more competitive, more likely to survive, and more productive.
- Lafarge, for example, benefitted when one of its facilities located in Malaysia adopted an efficient production routine
developed by another of its facilities located in Turkey.
\How to keep employees connected - ANS -- Widely dispersed and mobile employees
- Mobile computing and communication technology
- Security concerns
- Surveillance and monitoring
\How to managing global structural issues - ANS -- Structures are global, but cultures vary
- Appropriate design elements vary
- Mechanistic structures (e.g. formalization) and power -distance as well as economic development
\How would you know the difference between centralized and decentralized? - ANS -- In a centralized organization, top
managers make all the decisions and lower-level employees simply carry out those orders
- In a decentralized organization, decision making is pushed down to the managers and employees who are closest to the
action
\How would you know? - ANS -- In a highly formalized organization, there are many organizational rules and defined
procedures (evidence may be found in employee handbooks or job descriptions that highlight rules)
1 . A matrix design creates a dual chain of command (true/false) - ANS -True
\1 . Researchers have concluded that the structures of organizations worldwide are vastly different from one another.
(True/False) - ANS -False
\2. Contemporary organization that use team structure to get work done often embed these teams within a functional or a
divisional structure(true/false) - ANS -False
\2. Which of the following is a major characteristic of today's organizations?
A) constant managerial supervision
B) loyal employees
C) full-time, permanent jobs
D) mobile employees - ANS -D - mobile employees
\3. A ________ structure is an advanced version of the matrix organization, where employees continuously work on
assignments that are oriented to completion of a task.
A) weighted
B) functional
C) conservative
D) Project - ANS -D - project
\3. A mechanistic structure is likely to be most effective in which host country?
A) England
B) Netherlands
C) USA
D) France - ANS -D - france
\Centralization - ANS -the degree to which decision making is concentrated at upper levels in the organization
\Customer - ANS -grouping jobs by type of customer and needs
\Departmentalization - ANS -extent that employees with similar jobs are grouped together
, \Divisional structure - ANS -- Composed of separate business units or divisions with limited autonomy under the
coordination and control the parent corporation.
- Often use a combination of multiple types of departmentalization (i.e., functional, geographic, product, process,
customer)
\Formalization - ANS -the degree to which jobs within the organization are standardized and the extent to which employee
behavior is guided by rules and procedures
\Functional - ANS -grouping jobs by functions performed (accounting, sales)
\Functional Structure - ANS -Departmentalization by function: Operations, finance, marketing, human resources, and
product research and development
\Geographical - ANS -grouping jobs on the basis of territory or geography
\How can organizations build a learning organization? - ANS -- Learning organizations continuously acquire and share
new knowledge
- Organizations skilled at knowledge transfer are more competitive, more likely to survive, and more productive.
- Lafarge, for example, benefitted when one of its facilities located in Malaysia adopted an efficient production routine
developed by another of its facilities located in Turkey.
\How to keep employees connected - ANS -- Widely dispersed and mobile employees
- Mobile computing and communication technology
- Security concerns
- Surveillance and monitoring
\How to managing global structural issues - ANS -- Structures are global, but cultures vary
- Appropriate design elements vary
- Mechanistic structures (e.g. formalization) and power -distance as well as economic development
\How would you know the difference between centralized and decentralized? - ANS -- In a centralized organization, top
managers make all the decisions and lower-level employees simply carry out those orders
- In a decentralized organization, decision making is pushed down to the managers and employees who are closest to the
action
\How would you know? - ANS -- In a highly formalized organization, there are many organizational rules and defined
procedures (evidence may be found in employee handbooks or job descriptions that highlight rules)
