Lesson 10

Question 1

a form of departmentalization in which everyone is engaged in one functional activity (group into one unit).

Answer 1

Functional organization

Question 2

refers to the organization of a company by divisions (involving a certain product or customer).

Answer 2

Product or Market organization

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Matrix organization

Question 4

Types of Organizational Structure:

Answer 4

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

Question 5

the structures are very effective in smaller firms, especially “single-business firms” where key activities revolve around well-defined skils and areas of specialization.

Answer 5

Functional Organization

Question 6

feature of operating by divisions, is “appropriate for a large corporation with many product lines in several related industries.”

Answer 6

PRODUCT OR MARKET ORGANIZATION

Question 7

“is a structure with two (or more) channels of command, two lines of budget authority, and two sources of performance and reward.” Defined by?

Answer 7

Thompson and Strickland (MATRIX ORGANIZATION)

Question 8

declared that “the matrix structure was designed to keep employees in a central pool and allocate them to various projects in the firm according to the length of time they were needed.”

Answer 8

Higgins

Question 9

Types of Authority:

Answer 9

1. Line Authority
2. Staff Authority
3. Functional Authority

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Line Authority

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Staff Authority

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Functional Authority

Question 13

perform tasks that reflect the organization’s primary goal and mission. In a construction firm, the department that negotiates and secures contracts for the firm is a line department. The construction division is also a line function.

Answer 13

Line Departments

Question 14

include all those that provide specialized skills in support of line departments. Examples of staff departments include those which perform strategic planning, labor relations, research, accounting, and personnel.

Answer 14

Staff Departments

Question 15

Staff officers may be classified into the following:

Answer 15

1. Personal Staff
2. Specialized Staff

Question 16

those individuals assigned to a specific manager to provide needed staff services

Answer 16

Personal Staff

Question 17

those individuals providing needed staff services for the whole organization.

Answer 17

Specialized Staff

Question 18

is one given to a person or a work group to make decisions related to their expertise even if these decisions concern other departments. This authority is given to most budget officers of organizations, as well as other officers.

Answer 18

Functional Authority

Question 19

is a formal group of people formed for a specific purpose.

Answer 19

Committee

Question 20

As described by ____, the product planning committee is “often staffed by top executives from marketing, production, research, engineering, and finance, who work part-time to evaluate and approve product ideas.”

Answer 20

Millevo

Question 21

Committee are very useful, especially to ______________________________

Answer 21

engineering and manufacturing firms.

Question 22

Committees may be classified as follows:

Answer 22

1. Ad hoc committee
2. Standing committee

Question 23

one created for a short-term purpose and have a limited life.

Answer 23

Ad hoc committee

Question 24

it is a relatively permanent committee that deals with issues on an ongoing basis.

Answer 24

Standing Committee

Question 25

A committee may not work properly, however, if they are not correctly managed. As ______ suggests “it might be useful to set up some procedures to make the committee a more effective tool to accomplish our goals.

Answer 25

Delaney