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ME 212: Module 4 - Organizing Flashcards

1
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is a management function which refers to “the structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives in an efficient and effective manner.”

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Organizing

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2
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The arrangement or relationship of positions within an organization is called ________.

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Structure

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3
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The result of the organizing process is the ______.

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Structure

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4
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It defines the relationships between tasks and authority for individuals and departments.

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Structure

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5
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It defines formal reporting relationships, the number of levels in the hierarchy of the organization, and the span of control.

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Structure

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6
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It defines the groupings of individuals into departments and departments into organizations.

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Structure

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7
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It defines the system to effect coordination of effort in both vertical (authority) and horizontal (tasks) directions.

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Structure

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8
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It is a “structure that details lines of responsibilities, authority, and position”.

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FORMAL ORGANIZATION

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9
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It is “the planned structure” and it “represents the deliberate attempt to establish patterned relationships among components that will meet the objectives effectively”

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FORMAL ORGANIZATION

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10
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It is when members of an organization spontaneously form a group with friendship as the principal reason for belonging.

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Informal Groups

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11
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It is not a part of the formal organization and it does not have a formal performance purpose.

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Informal Groups

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12
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It is oftentimes very useful in the accomplishment of major tasks, especially if these tasks conform to the expectations of the members of the group

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Informal Groups

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13
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It is like the concern for environmental or love for classical.

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COMMON INTEREST

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14
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Which gives people the chance to share ideas, opinions, and feelings.

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PROXIMITY

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15
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Which are derived from unions, cultural societies, fraternities, etc.

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NEED SATISFACTION

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16
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Which are derived from unions and fraternities.

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COLLECTIVE POWER

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17
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Which attract individuals like consumer society, sports club, etc.

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GROUP GOALS

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18
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3 TYPES OF AUTHORITY

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  • Line Authority
  • Staff Authority
  • Functional Authority
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A type of authority where a manager’s right to tell subordinates what to do and then see that they do it

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Line Authority

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20
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A type of authority where staff specialist’s right to give advice to a superior

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Staff Authority

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21
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A type of authority where a specialist’s right
to overs see lower level personnel involved in that specialty, regardless of where the personnel are in the organization

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Functional Authority

22
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It performs tasks that reflect the organization’s primary goal and mission.

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Line department

23
Q

In a construction firm, the
department that negotiates and
secures contracts for the firm is a
____________________.

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Line department

24
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It is also a line function.

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Construction Division

25
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Include all those that provide
specialized skills in support of line departments.

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Staff departments

26
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A department that include those which perform strategic planning, labor relations, research, accounting, and personnel.

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Staff Departments

27
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An authority is one given to a person or a work group to make decisions related to their expertise even if these decisions concern other departments.

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Functional authority

28
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This authority is given to most budget officers of organizations, as well as other officers.

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Functional authority

29
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It is a formal group of persons formed for a specific purpose

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Committee

30
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2 Classification of Committees

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  • Ad Hoc Committee
  • Standing Committee
31
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A committee where one created for a short-term purpose and has a limited life.

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Ad Hoc Committee

32
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A committee is created to manage the anniversary festivities of a certain firm.

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Ad Hoc Committee

33
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A relatively permanent
committee that deals with issues on an ongoing basis

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Standing Committee

34
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An example is the grievance
committee set up to handle
initial complaints from
employees of the organization.

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Standing Committee

35
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3 Types of Organization

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  • Functional Organization
  • Product or Market Organization
  • Matrix Organization
36
Q

A form of departmentalization in which everyone engaged in one functional activity, such as engineering or marketing, is grouped into one unit.

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Functional Organization

37
Q

It refers to the organization of a company by divisions that bring together all those involved with a certain type of product or costumer.

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Product or Market Organization

38
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With its feature of operation by divisions, is “appropriate for a large corporation with many product lines in several related industries.”

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Product or Market Organization

39
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An organizational structure in which each employee reports to both a functional or division.

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Matrix Organization

40
Q

According to them, __________ is a structure with two (or more) channels of command, two lines of budget authority, and two sources of performance and reward.”

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Thompson and Strickland; Matrix Organization

41
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He declared that, “the ________________ was designed to keep employees in a central pool and to allocate them to various projects in the firm according to the length of time they were needed.”

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Higgins; Matrix Structure

42
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Determining the scope of work and how it is combined in job.

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Division of Labor

43
Q

The process of assigning various degrees of decision making authority subordinates.

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Delegation of Authority

44
Q

The grouping related jobs, activities, or processes into major organizational subunits.

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Departmentation

45
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The number of people who report directly to given manager.

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Span of Control

46
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The linking of activities in the organization that serves to achieve a common goal or objective.

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Coordination

47
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A diagram of the organization’s official positions and formal lines of authority

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Organization Chart

48
Q

Provides written descriptions of authority relationships, details the functions of major organizational units and describes job procedures.

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Organizational Manual

49
Q

Describes personnel activities and company policies.

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Policy Manual

50
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(5) Value of Formal Organization

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Easy to Fix Accountability
No Overlapping of Work
Unity of Command Possible
Easy to Get Goals
Stability in Organization

51
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Are those individuals assigned to a specific manager to provide needed staff services.

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Personnel Staff

52
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Are those individuals providing needed staff services for the whole organization.

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Specialized Staff

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