283. Today’s preference for flat rather than tall organization structures is mainly due to a flat
organization’s ability to:
284. Greenwave Garden Centers is a national chain of discount gardening stores. The top
management realizes that different regions of the U.S. have very different climates and soil
conditions, so they give regional managers a great deal of freedom to decide exactly what types
of plants, fertilizers, and other items to stock and how to best market these products. Greenwave
is an example of a _______________ organization.
285. HipHop Music Company assigns workers to departments based on similar skills.
Currently, the company has a marketing department, a production department, a finance
department, and a human resources department. This suggests that HipHop departmentalizes
by:
286. Lockdown Industries produces a variety of anti-crime and safety products such as burglar
alarms, smoke detectors, surveillance cameras, and specialty locks. Lockdown sells to
households, businesses, and government agencies. They have found that each market requires a
different marketing strategy. Lockdown would probably benefit from departmentalization by:
287. As the head of the engineering department for her company, Jody works with her team on
complex and challenging projects. The level of detail in this work requires Jody to spend a
significant amount of time with each team member, providing advice and support. Due to the
complexity and time involvement of each project, Jody has a(n) ________ span of control.
288. Vaughn Studios organizes its operations by activity, such as production, marketing,
accounting, and finance. Vaughn utilizes _____________ departmentalization in order to maximize
their efficiency.
289. Springfield National Bank organizes its loan operations based on the market served, such
as consumer, small business, and nonprofit organizations. Departmentalization based on
________ allows Springfield to better serve borrowers with different needs.
290. JayLo Corporation has experienced rapid growth during its five years of existence. While
still relatively small, JayLo is now big enough that Jessa, the firm’s CEO, has decided to organize
the firm into functional departments. Jessa can likely expect which of the following to occur?
291. International Inns and Conference Centers (IICC), a national chain of professional event
centers, utilizes a centralized authority structure. Which of the following provides the most likely
explanation for why management at IICC would favor centralized authority?
292. As a response to a rapidly changing marketplace, Idea Electronics found it necessary to
reorganize, including a significant downsize of its middle management. This action will likely
result in _________.
293. During the past six years, the marketing department manager at Creative Concepts
International made a strong push to hire mover/shaker professionals that had superior
performance records prior to joining this company. It didn’t take long for these enthusiastic
marketers to recognize the many talents within their department. They marveled at how much
they were like each other and how they seemed to agree with each other’s work styles and ideas.
After a while, it became difficult for others in the organization to present to this group. If the idea
did not originate within the marketing department, marketers did not give it much credence.
Management counselors would describe this phenomenon as ____.
294. Management at Hottie Potatee, a nationwide potato bar chain, believes that its
customers value a predictable and consistent level of service and quality. When customers stop
at one of its potato bar chain restaurants anywhere in the United States, they should know what
to expect in terms of menu, price and quality. In order to maintain this consistency, Hottie
Potatee adopted a(n) ______ structure.
295. A ____________ organization is characterized by direct two-way lines of responsibility,
authority, and communication running from the top to the bottom of the organization, with all
people reporting to only one supervisor.
296. __________ are responsible for directly achieving organizational goals.
297. Employees who perform functions that advise and assist line personnel are known as:
298. Which of the organization models follows all of Fayol’s traditional management rules?
299. Staff positions in an organization:
300. In a _____________ organization, specialists from different parts of the organization are
brought together on a temporary basis to work on specific projects.
301. Line-and-staff organizations work well in organizations with:
302. Matrix organizational structures were first developed in:
303. Which of the following was created as a solution to the temporary nature of the matrix
structure?
304. Which of the following describes a group of employees from different departments
working together on a long-term basis?
305. Cross-functional self-managed teams work best when ______________.
306. Which of the following is an advantage of a line organization in a large business?
307. Which of the following positions would be classified as a staff position?
308. Which of the following is an advantage of a matrix organization structure?
309. Which of the following is true of cross-functional teams?
310. The main difference between a matrix-style organization model and a cross-functional
team is:
311. Which one of the following would be the least likely to serve on a cross-functional team
for the Discovery Corporation?
312. The organizational structure of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division provides for direct
two-way lines of responsibility, authority, and communication running from the top to the bottom.
Additionally, each person in the division reports to only one superior. The 1st Infantry Division is
clearly an example of a(n):