Question 1

Describe the various ways in which the negative impact of downsizing can be minimized.

Accepted Answer

Companies can reduce negative impacts by...

Question 2

You extol the virtues and benefits of standardization. You are probably promoting the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   matrix structure
B)   virtual organization
C)   bureaucracy
D)   team structure
E)   simple structureF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

AgriProducers provides services related to the testing of soil and crops. It also provides advice to its customers for improving the productivity of the soil and the quality of the crops. It has customers all over the United States. The crops and soil are different in the various large areas of the nation, such as the West Coast, and the Mid-West. Which type of departmentalization would be best for AgriProducers?

Accepted Answer

A)   functional
B)   process
C)   product
D)   geographic
E)   temporalF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 4

What is departmentalization?

Accepted Answer

The basis by which jobs are grouped toge...

Question 5

The virtual organization is also called the ________ or ________ organization.

Accepted Answer

A)   network; modular
B)   boundaryless; social
C)   divisional; multi-level
D)   boundaryless; global
E)   matrix; divisionalF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true regarding a centralized organization?

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A)   A centralized organization is more flexible than a decentralized organization.
B)   In a centralized organization, decision making is pushed down to the managers closest to the action.
C)   A centralized organization is more responsive than a decentralized organization.
D)   In a centralized organization, top managers are rarely involved in decision making.
E)   In a centralized organization, decision making is concentrated at a single point in the organization.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

________ is a systematic effort to make an organization leaner by selling off business units, closing locations, or reducing staff.

Accepted Answer

A)   Removing boundaries
B)   Departmentalizing
C)   Decentralizing
D)   Downsizing
E)   FormalizingF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following types of organizations is most likely to operate in a state of perpetual flux and reorganization?

Accepted Answer

A)   a highly decentralized organization
B)   a boundaryless organization
C)   a matrix organization
D)   a bureaucracy
E)   a virtual organizationF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Who coined the term "boundaryless organization?"

Accepted Answer

A)   Steve Jobs
B)   Jack Welch
C)   Henry mintzberg
D)   Bill Gates
E)   Frederick HerzbergF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Work specialization increases the time spent in changing tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Compare and contrast centralized and decentralized organizations.

Accepted Answer

In centralized organizations, top manage...

Question 12

Which one of the following problems is most likely to occur in a matrix structure?

Accepted Answer

A)   decreased response to environmental change
B)   decreased employee motivation
C)   decreased economies of scale
D)   increases groupthink
E)   power strugglesF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true regarding a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bureaucracies need innovative and experienced decision makers at all levels in the organization.
B)   Bureaucracy is an ideal organizational design for those organizations that operate under highly uncertain conditions.
C)   Typically bureaucracies have wider spans of control.
D)   Bureaucracies can get by with less talented middle- and lower-level managers.
E)   Bureaucracies encourage employee empowerment.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

The ________ is characterized by a low degree of departmentalization, wide spans of control, authority centralized in a single person, and little formalization.

Accepted Answer

A)   bureaucracy
B)   matrix organization
C)   simple structure
D)   team structure
E)   centralized structureF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

The ________ of an environment refers to the degree of heterogeneity and concentration among environmental elements.

Accepted Answer

A)   volatality
B)   flexibility
C)   complexity
D)   adaptability
E)   permeabilityF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Some individuals want work that makes minimal intellectual demands and provides the security of routine; for them, ________ is a source of job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A)   free flow of information
B)   wide span of control
C)   low formalization
D)   high work specialization
E)   high decentralizationF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

The question of span of control determines ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the employee grievance policy of the organization
B)   the number of levels and managers an organization has
C)   where decisions are made
D)   how jobs will be grouped
E)   how employees will be compensatedF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

The unity-of-command principle states that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   managers should limit their oversight to a maximum of 12 employees
B)   managers should oversee 1-4 employees on average
C)   an individual should be directly responsible to only one supervisor
D)   managers should provide direction to their employees in a unified fashion
E)   employees should report directly to two supervisors to maintain task balanceF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following dimensions of an environment describes the degree to which the environment can support growth?

Accepted Answer

A)   capacity
B)   flexibility
C)   volatality
D)   sustainability
E)   complexityF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

One of the questions you tell the trainees to ask is, "To what degree are tasks subdivided into separate jobs?" This question addresses the issue of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   formalization
B)   work specialization
C)   span of control
D)   chain of command
E)   matrix restructuringF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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