lesson 1: apply organization theories for effective business management

Question 1

according to him, there are two main classifications of theories regarding organizational design

Answer 1

Robbins and Coulter (2009)

Question 2

two main classifications of theories regarding organizational design

Answer 2

-traditional
-modern

Question 3

the 3 traditional organizational design theories

Answer 3

-simple
-functional
-divisional

Question 4

this organizational design has few departments, wide spans of control, or a big number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager

Answer 4

simple organizational design

Question 5

this organizational design groups together similar or related specialties

Answer 5

functional organizational design

Question 6

this organizational design is made up of separate business divisions or units, where the parent corporation acts as overseer

Answer 6

divisional organizational design

Question 7

3 modern organizational designs

Answer 7

-team design
-matrix project design
-bounary-less design

Question 8

the entire organization is made up of work groups or teams. its advantage include empowerment

Answer 8

team design

Question 9

refers to an organization design where specialists from different departments work on projects that are supervised by a project manager, double chain of command

Answer 9

matrix-project design

Question 10

this design is not defined or limited by vertical, horizontal and external boundaries, no hierarchy/ranking

Answer 10

boundary-less design

Question 11

refers to assigning a new or traditional task to a subordinate

Answer 11

delegation