Chapter 4: Organizing Technical Activities

Question 1

a management function which refers
to “the structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives in on efficient and effective manner

Answer 1

Organizing

Question 2

When structuring an organization, the engineer
manager must be concerned with the following:

Answer 2

1. Division of labor
2. Delegation of authority
3. Departmentation
4. Span of control
5. Coordination

Question 3

“the structure that details
lines of responsibilites, a uthority, and position.

Answer 3

THE FORMAL ORGANIZATION

Question 4

The formal structure is described by mnnagcment
through:

Answer 4

1. organization chart
2. organizational manual and
3. policy manuals.

Question 5

TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURES

Answer 5

1. Functional organization
2. Product or market organization
3. Matrix organization

Question 6

Reasons/Factors for joining a group

Answer 6

friendship
common interest
proximity
need satisfaction
collective power
group goals

Question 7

TYPES OF AUTHORITY

Answer 7

1. Line authority
2. Staff authority
3. Functional authority

Question 8

Staff officers may be classified into the following:

Answer 8

1. Personal staff- those individuals assigned
   to a specific manager to provide needed staff
   services.
2. Specialized staff- those individuals providing
   needed staff services for the whole organization

Question 9

Committees may be classified as follows:

Answer 9

1. Ad hoc committee -
2. Standing committee

Question 10

PLM PRESIDENT and Vice Chairman of Board of Regents

Answer 10

Atty. Domingo Reyes Jr.

Question 11

Chairman of the Board of Regents

Answer 11

Atty. Edward S. Serapio

Question 12

Former CE Chairperson and now the executive director of office for graduate and professional studies (board of regents)

Answer 12

Joseph Berlin P. Juanzon, Ph.D.

Question 13

COE DEAN

Answer 13

Engr. Evangeline P. Lubao

Question 14

determining the scope of work
and how it is combined in a job.

Answer 14

Division of labor

Question 15

the process of assigning various degrees of decision-making authority to subordinates.

Answer 15

Delegation of authority

Question 16

the grouping of related jobs,
activities, or processes into major organizational
subunits.

Answer 16

Departmentation

Question 17

the number of people who
report directly to a given manager

Answer 17

Span of control

Question 18

the linking of activities in the
organization that serves to achieve common goal
or objective.

Answer 18

Coordination

Question 19

a diagram of the organizations official positions and formal lines of authority.

Answer 19

organization chart

Question 20

provides written descriptions of authority relationships,

Answer 20

organizational manual

Question 21

describes personnel activities
and company policies

Answer 21

policy manual

Question 22

this is a form of departmentalization in which everyone engaged
in one functional activity, such os engineering
or marketing, is grouped into one unit.

Answer 22

Functional organization

Question 23

this refers to
the organization of a company by divisions that
brings together all those involved with a certain
type of product or customer.

Answer 23

Product/Market

Question 24

an organizational structure in which each employee reports to both a
functional or division manager und to a project
or group manager.

Answer 24

Matrix

Question 25

• a manager’s right to tell subordinates what to do and then see that they do it.

Answer 25

Line authority

Question 26

a staff specialist’s right to give
advice to a superior.

Answer 26

Staff Authority

Question 27

one created for a short-term
purpose and have a limited life. An example is
the committee created to manage the anniversary festivities of a certain finn.

Answer 27

Ad hoc committee

Question 28

it is a relatively permanent committee that deals with issues on an ongoing basis. An example is the grievance committee set up to handle initially complaints from employees of the organization.

Answer 28

Standing committee

Question 29

a specialist’s right to
oversee lower-level personnel involved in that
specialty, regardless of where the personnel are
in the organization.

Answer 29

3. Functional authority

Question 30

How many members are there in the board of regents?

Answer 30

3 members but there is a total of 7 including president, secretary, etc.

Question 31

University Board Secretary

Answer 31

Atty. Carlo Florendo Castro

Question 32

Board of Regents

Answer 32

Atty. Edward Serapio
Atty. Domingo Reyes Jr.
Joseph Berlin Juanzon, PhD
Atty. Carlo Castro
Wilma Galvante
Neri Pescadera
Rita E. Riddle, PhD