• 1 out of 1 points
Which store has given their managers more discretion on what merchandise to stock?
Selected Answer:
Sears
Answers:
Kohl’s
Sears
Macy’s
both B and C
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A _____ combines two forms of departmentalization.
Selected Answer:
matrix structure
Answers:
simple structure
bureaucracy
matrix structure
all of the above
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Spreading the decision-making around to various members of the company is an example of
_____.
Selected Answer:
decentralization
Answers:
centralization
decentralization
formalization
both B and C
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
If there is low formalization, a comprehensive information network, and high participation in
decision making, one would expect a(n) ________ structure.
Selected Answer:
organic
Answers:
simple
mechanistic
organic
stable
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
For much of the first half of the 20th century, managers viewed work specialization as
________.
Selected Answer:
an unending source of increased productivity
Answers:
a means to encourage employee satisfaction
a frustrating cause of reduced product output
an unending source of increased productivity
an effective solution to over-centralization
Selected Answer:
formal
Answers:
informal
friendship
formal
