Exam 4 CHP 15

Question 1

The process of constructing and adjusting an organizations structure to achieve its goals

Answer 1

Organizational design

Question 2

The linking of departments and jobs within an organization.

Answer 2

Organization structure

Question 3

The dividing of work in an organization.

Answer 3

Differentiation

Question 4

Differences among managers in orientation towards particular goals.

Answer 4

Manager’s goal orientation

Question 5

The difference among managers in different parts of the organization (some problems are immediate than others).

Answer 5

Time orientation

Question 6

Differences in how various functional departments typically deal with their colleagues.

Answer 6

Interpersonal orientation

Question 7

Variety in supervisory levels, how much control, rewards for performance

Answer 7

Formality of structure

Question 8

The process of coordinating the different parts of an organization.

Answer 8

Integration

Question 9

The degree to which the organization has official rules, regulations, and procedures.

Answer 9

Formalization

Question 10

The degree to which decisions are made at the top of an organization.

Answer 10

Centralization

Question 11

The degree to which jobs are narrowly defined and depends on unique expertise.

Answer 11

Specialization

Question 12

Tools, techniques, and actions used by an organization to transform inputs into outputs.

Answer 12

Technology

Question 13

Considers the number of exceptions encountered in doing tasks within a job.

Answer 13

Task variability

Question 14

Examines the type of search procedures followed to find ways to respond to task exceptions.

Answer 14

Problem analyzability

Question 15

The degree of the interrelatedness of the organization’s various technology elements. James Thompson’s view.

Answer 15

Technological independence

Question 16

The process of changing inputs into outputs in an organization.

Answer 16

Routineness

Question 17

Anything outside the boundariesof the organization.

Answer 17

Environment

Question 18

The part of an organization that is directly relevant to the organization.

Answer 18

Task environment

Question 19

The amount and rate of change in the organization’s environment.

Answer 19

Environmental uncertainty

Question 20

Weblike structures contract some or all of their operating functions to other organizations and then coordinate activities.

Answer 20

Network organizations

Question 21

A temporary network of organizations consisting of independent enterprises.

Answer 21

Virtual organizations

Question 22

Degree to which work activities are accomplished in a routine fashion.

Answer 22

Standardization

Question 23

The degree to which many different types of activities occur in an organization.

Answer 23

Complexity

Question 24

Degree of vertical differentiation across levels of management.

Answer 24

Hierarchy of authority

Question 25

An organization design that emphasizes structural activities, specialization tasks, and centralization decision-making.

Answer 25

Mechanistic structure

Question 26

An organization design that emphasizes teamwork, open communication, and decentralization decision-making.

Answer 26

Organic Structure

Question 27

Open systems and organic structures for customer responsiveness.

Answer 27

Circle organizations