mang 3401 exam 2

Question 1

org design

Answer 1

process managers specify organized choices that result in particular kind of org. structure

Question 2

org. structure

Answer 2

formal system of task/report relationships that coordinate/motivate org. membersn& they work together achieving org. goals

Question 3

job design

Answer 3

process which managers decide how to divide tasks>simple jobs

Question 4

job simplification

Answer 4

process of reducing # of tasks each worker performs

Question 5

job enlargement

Answer 5

increase # of diff taks in given job by changing division of labor

Question 6

job enrichment

Answer 6

increase degree of res. worker has over they job

Question 7

functional struct.

Answer 7

org. structure composed of all departments.an organization require to produce goods/services

Question 8

divisional structure

Answer 8

org. structure composed of seperate biz units which are functions that work 2gether to produce specific product for spec. customer

Question 9

product structure

Answer 9

org structure which each product line/biz is handeled by self contained division

Question 10

geographic structure

Answer 10

org structure which each region of country/area is served by self contained division

Question 11

market structure/customer structure

Answer 11

org structure which each kind of customer served by self contained division

Question 12

matrix structure

Answer 12

org. structure simultaneously groups ppl/resources by fuction/product

Question 13

product team structure

Answer 13

org. structure which employee permanately assign cross-func. team/repot ONLY product team manager or 1 direct subordinate

Question 14

cross function team

Answer 14

group of manager (2gether) from diff departments to perform org. tasks

Question 15

authority

Answer 15

powert hold ppl accountable for they action/make decisions concern use of org. resource

Question 16

hierarchy of authority

Answer 16

organization chain of command, specify relative authority of manager

Question 17

span of control

Answer 17

of subordinates who report directly to manager

Question 18

line manager

Answer 18

direct line/chain of command with formal authority over ppl/resource

Question 19

staff manager

Answer 19

responsible for managing specialist fuction (marketing/finanace)

Question 20

decentralizing authority

Answer 20

give lower-level manager & nonmanagerial employee right to make important decision on use org. resource

Question 21

integrating mechanisms

Answer 21

organizing tool that manager use to increase comm./coordination amoung function/divisions

Question 22

task force

Answer 22

committee of manager of various divisions who meet to solve specific mutual problem

Question 23

strategic alliance

Answer 23

agreement where managers share organization resource knowhow a foreign company & 2 org. share reward/risk of new ventures

Question 24

network structure

Answer 24

series of strategic alliance org. create w/ suppliers,distributors to produce

Question 25

hybrid structure

Answer 25

large org. has many divisions and uses diff org. structures

Question 26

empowerment

Answer 26

exansion of employee knowledge/tasks/decision making responsibility

Question 27

integrating mechanisms

Answer 27

organize tool manageruse increasing comm./corrdinationamong division