Chapter 8 review Flashcards
The main purpose of organizing as a management function is to ______________________.
arrange people and resources to accomplish work
An organization chart is most useful for _______________.
showing designated supervisory relationships
Rumors and resistance to change are potential disadvantages often associated with ________________.
informal structures
When an organization chart shows that vice president of marketing, finance, manufacturing, and purchasing all report to the president, top management is using a _________________ structure.
functional
The “two-boss” system of reporting relationship is both a potential source of problems and one of the key aspects of _____________ structures.
matrix
A manufacturing business with a functional structure has recently acquired two other businesses with very different product lines. The president of the combined company might consider using a ______________ structure to allow a better focus on the unique needs of each product area.
divisional
An organization using a ____________ structure should expect that more problems will be solved at lower levels and that top managers will have more time free to engage in strategic.
matrix
The functional chimneys problem occur when people in different functions _____________
fail to communicate with one another
An organization that employs just a few “core” or essential full-time employees and outsources a lot of remaining work shows signs of using a ______________ structure.
network
A “tall” organization will likely have _________ spans of control than a “flat” organization with the same number or members.
narrower
if a student in one of your course groups volunteers to gather information for a case analysis and the other members tell him to go ahead and choose the information source he believes are most important, the group is giving the student ____________ to fulfill the agreed-upon task.
authority
The bureaucratic organization described by Max Weber is similar to the _____________ organization described by Burns and Stalker.
mechanistic
Which organization design would likely be a good fit for a dynamic and changing external environment?
organic
Workers following a compressed workweek schedule often work 40 hours in ___ days.
4 (less than 5)
Which alternative work schedule is identified by Working Mother Magazine as being used by all companies on its list of “100 Best Employers for Working Mom’s”?
flexible hours
