2.2 - Organizational structure

Question 1

the extend to which a person is held responsible for the sucess/failure of a task or job

Answer 1

accountability

Question 2

official administrative and formal rules of an organization

Answer 2

bureaucracy

Question 3

majority of decision making is done by small number of ppl

Answer 3

centralization

Question 4

formal line of authority shown in an organization chart

Answer 4

chain of command

Question 5

decision making authoriy and responsibility are shared with others in the organization

Answer 5

decentralization

Question 6

process of removing levels in the hierarchy

Answer 6

delayering

Question 7

what will widen the span of control and flatten the organizational structure?

Answer 7

delayering

Question 8

giving a person lower on the organizational structure control and decision making authority

Answer 8

delegation

Question 9

few layers in formal hierarchy + wider span of control

Answer 9

flat (horizontal) organization structure

Question 10

organizational structure based on ranking system

Answer 10

hierarchy

Question 11

numbers of layers of formal authority in an organization

Answer 11

levels of hierarchy

Question 12

person directly above an employee in organizational structure

Answer 12

line manager

Question 13

ppl responsible for the day-to-day running of business/department

Answer 13

managers

Question 14

flexible type of organizational structure of representatives from diff departments, temporarily working together on a particular project/job

Answer 14

matrix structure

Question 15

structuring a workforce according to specialized roles or tasks (marketing, finance, etc)

Answer 15

organization by function

Question 15

structuring a workforce according to the goods/services being produced/sold; each department focuses on a diff product

Answer 15

organization by product

Question 16

structing a workforce according to geographical areas (usually used by multinational companies)

Answer 16

organization by region

Question 16

diagrammatic representation of a firm’s formal structure of HR

Answer 16

organization chart

Question 17

formal interrelationships and hierarchical arrangements of HR within a business

Answer 17

organizational structure

Question 18

arranges HR around particular projects led by a project manager - has increased flexibility

Answer 18

project-based organization

Question 19

who is in charge of whom and in what role/capacity

Answer 19

responsibility

Question 20

number of subordinates overseen by a manager

Answer 20

span of control

Question 21

many layers in the hierarchy + narrow span of control

Answer 21

tall (vertical) organization structure