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72.
Best-Built Construction is run in a very traditional way, with experienced top managers
making all the decisions and passing them down to lower levels for implementation. Best-
Built can be described as a(n) _____ organization.
73.
Which of the following is true of line departments?
74.
Which of the following departments is considered a line department?
75.
Subdividing an organization into smaller subunits is known as ____.
76.
In a _____ organization, jobs are specialized and grouped such as marketing, finance,
operations, accounting, and human resources.
77.
Which of the following is an advantage of functional departmentalization?
78.
An organization with departmentalization that groups units around products, customers, or
geographic regions is called a
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79.
Which of the following is a characteristic of product organizations?
80.
Casa Caliente Inc. was voted producer of the best hot sauce in its city. It soon expanded
and now manufactures and distributes sauces, kitchen equipment, and specialty spices
nationwide, with a separate department for each. Which of the following forms of
departmentalization does Casa Caliente Inc. have?
81.
Mercury’s Feet began its business by making athletic shoes. Its departments are
structured based on products sold to professional athletes, products sold to novice
athletes, and products sold to non-athletes. In this case, the company uses _____
departmentalization.
82.
In his job for Amberg Associates, Marvin has to report to two managers—the head of the
accounting department and the head of the Great Lakes Division. Amberg Associates is a
_____ organization.
83.
Which of the following statements is true of matrix organizations?
84.
In a matrix organization, each employee reports to a functional and a(n) _____ manager.
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85.
GoodyGrains Corp., a breakfast cereal manufacturer, has a production, finance, and
accounts team. The company has two categories that are departmentalized into a cereal
division and instant pancakes division. Each of its employees has to report to two
bosses—a functional manager and a divisional manager. In this case, GoodyGrains Corp. is
an example of a _____ organization.
86.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the matrix design?
87.
A very flexible version of the network organization is the
88.
Establishing common routines and operating procedures that apply uniformly to everyone
is called ____.
89.
The presence of rules and regulations governing how people in the organization interact is
called
90.
_____ occurs when interdependent units are required to meet deadlines and objectives
that contribute to a common goal.
91.
An approach that involves feedback and discussions to figure out jointly how to approach
problems and devise solutions that are agreeable to everyone is known as
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92.
Creating slack resources means that
93.
A specific technique used to reduce the need for information is to
94.
Selim’s job with a local utility is to maintain the relationship between it and the
community. This involves communicating with local organizations to find those in need of
help with their electric bills in order to ensure that no one is without heat during the
winter. In this scenario, Selim performs the role of a ____.
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95.
Investing in information systems and creating horizontal relationships most likely results in
Scenario A. Beaulieu’s Bags Corp. is a briefcase manufacturer. It has a marketing,
production, and finance department, with a manager who heads each of the departments.
Yvette, the CEO, distributes the various organizational tasks to each manager by assigning
authority and responsibility. Each manager has ten subordinates who are required to
report to him or her. Each department works on its set of tasks in the organization. Yvette
is the top manager, followed by the department heads, and lastly the supervisors. All the
managers are accountable to Yvette alone.