Topic: Span of control
46.
At Cool Clothes, Inc., there is a total focus on providing care and satisfaction to each
customer. In the Major Clients division, each manager is assigned 3 employees to
supervise, whereas in the Product Assembly division, each manager supervises about 15
employees. The Major Clients division’s managers can be described as having _____ as
opposed to _____ for the Product Assembly division managers.
47.
A _____ span of control creates a _____ organization structure.
48.
When you graph the relationship between performance and span of control, the resulting
diagram shows ______.
49.
Current research suggests that:
50.
_____ reflects where decisions are formally made in organizations.
51.
Ross and Tony, father and son, opened a large boutique named Tradus in Chicago. Being
the owners of the business concern, they decide about the important matters. All the rest
of the decisions like product, finance, marketing, and personnel are carried out by the
department heads, who have to act according to Ross’s and Tony’s instructions and
orders. Which of the following is
true
about Tradus?
52.
If decision making is pushed down to lower-level employees, and these employees feel
empowered to make decisions on their own, an organization has a _____ structure.
53.
Which of the following refers to the degree to which rules and procedures are used to
standardize behaviors and decisions in an organization?
54.
Which of the following is a necessary coordination mechanism that organizations rely on
to get a standardized product or deliver a standardized service?
55.
In Grand Stand Organization, a furniture manufacturing company, the arrival and departure
times to and from work are specified to the minute, with time clocks used to control
deviant behavior. It can be said that the company is high in:
56.
Which of the following is associated with decentralization in decision making?
57.
Which of the following statements is
true
?
58.
_____ organizations are flexible, adaptive, outward-focused organizations that thrive in
dynamic environments.
59.
Which of the following typifies the structure that organic organizations rely on?
60.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a mechanistic organization?
61.
Of the following, which is a characteristic of an organic organization?
62.
The process of creating, selecting, or changing the structure of an organization is called:
63.
Which of the following is one of the biggest factors of an environment’s effect on structure
that allows organizations to focus on efficiency?
64.
Which of the following statements about an organization in a dynamic business
environment is
true
?
65.
Which of the following describes an organization’s objectives and goals and how it tries to
capitalize on its assets to make money?
66.
Which of the following statements about companies that adopt a low-cost producer
strategy is
true
?
67.
Which of the following statements about companies that adopt a differentiation strategy is
true
?
68.
TP Pencils is the low-cost producer of one type of standard pencils. Given that it operates
in a fairly stable environment, the company focuses on making its product as efficiently as
possible. Which of the following approaches to organizational design is likely to be
appropriate for TP Pencils?
69.
Homely Furniture is a custom manufacturer of hand-crafted furniture. The company has
94 locations throughout the country and relies on decentralized decision making to meet
the needs of the dynamic environment and customer needs. Which of the following
approaches to organizational design is likely to be appropriate for Homely Furniture?
70.
A firm’s environment consists of many elements. Which of the following is
not
an element
in a firm’s environment?
on?
71.
The method by which an organization transforms its inputs into outputs refers to its:
72.
As organizations become larger, they tend to become more _____ in nature.
on?
73.
_____ structures are perhaps the most common form of organizational design.
74.
What is the primary reason for simple structures being perhaps the most common form of
organizational design?
75.
A _____ structure makes perfect sense for a small organization because employees can
come and go with no major ripple effects on the organization.
76.
A _____ structure is a flat organization with one person as the central decision-making
figure.
77.
A bureaucratic structure is an organizational form that exhibits many of the facets of the
_____ organization.
78.
The most basic bureaucratic structure is the _____ structure.
79.
At ABC Manufacturing, employees are grouped according to their expertise in an area. All
marketing employees are in one department, all finance employees are grouped in another
department, and similarly, all human resources and manufacturing employees are in their
respective departments. Which of the following structures does ABC Manufacturing use?