Chapter 10 - Foundations Of Organizational Design

Question 0

The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization

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Organizational structure

Question 1

Arranging and structuring work to accomplish the organizaton’s goals

Answer 1

Organizing

Question 2

The visual representation of an organization’s structure

Answer 2

Organizational chart

Question 3

Creating or changing an organization’s structure

Answer 3

Organizational design

Question 4

Dividing work activities into separate job tasks

Answer 4

Work specialization

Question 5

The basis by which jobs are grouped together

Answer 5

Departmentalization

Question 6

A work team composed of individuals from various functional specialties

Answer 6

Cross-functional team

Question 7

The line of authority extending from the upper organization levels to the lowest levels, which clarifies who reports to whom

Answer 7

Chain of command

Question 8

The rights inherent in a managerial position to tell people what to do and to expect them to do it

Answer 8

Authority

Question 9

The view that authority comes from the willingness of the subordinates to accept it

Answer 9

Acceptance theory of authority

Question 10

Authority that entities a manager to direct the work of an employee

Answer 10

Line authority

Question 11

Positions with some authority that have been created to support, assist, and advise those holding line authority

Answer 11

Staff authority

Question 12

The obligation of expectation to perform any assigned duties

Answer 12

Responsibility

Question 13

The management principle that each person should report to only one manager

Answer 13

Unity of command

Question 14

The number of employees a manger can efficiently and effectively manage

Answer 14

Span of control

Question 15

The degree to which decision making is concentrated at upper levels of the organization

Answer 15

Centralization

Question 16

The degree to which lower-level employees provide input or actually make decisions

Answer 16

Decentralization

Question 17

Giving employees more authority (power) to make decisions

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Employee empowerment

Question 18

How standardized an organization’s jobs are and the extent to which employee behaviour is guided by rules and procedures

Answer 18

Formalization

Question 19

An organized design that’s rigid and tightly controlled

Answer 19

Mechanistic organization

Question 20

An organizational design that’s highly adaptive and flexible

Answer 20

Organic organization

Question 21

Th production of items in units or small batches

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Unit production

Question 22

The production of items in large batches

Answer 22

Mass production

Question 23

The production of items in continuous processes

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Process production

Question 24

An organizational design with low departmentalization, wide spans of control, centralized authority, and little formalization

Answer 24

Simple structure

Question 25

An organizational design that groups together similar or related occupational specialties

Answer 25

Functional structure

Question 26

An organizational structure made up of separate, semiautonomous units or division

Answer 26

Divisional structure

Question 27

Who proposed the acceptance theory of authority?

Answer 27

Chester Barnard