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Module 3 Flashcards

1
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  • Gathering of necessary resources and people
  • Process of structuring activities, materials, and personnel for accomplishing predetermined objectives.
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organizing

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A self-contained collection of interacting and interdependent components, working together toward a common purpose.

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System

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3
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process through which needed resources are acquired and replaced

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Input Mechanism

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internal process whereby resources received through the input channels are converted into the products and services produced by the organization.

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transformation

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5
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process of delivering the goods and services produced.

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output mechanism

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  • Formal written presentation of the structural plan of the organization
  • Visual depiction of the organization
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Organizational Charts

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7
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has many management layers

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Traditional Organizational Chart Format (tall-structure design)

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8
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has few management layers

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Traditional Organizational Chart Format (flat-structure design)

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9
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Sample shows a different structure, one that focuses on organizational interdependence, rather than on the segregation and division of each department

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Alternative Chart Formats

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10
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The organizational structure is based on:

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authority, responsibility, and accountability

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11
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different types of authority

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formal and informal

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12
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Assigned by organization or administration

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formal authority

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13
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Gained informally through competence or leadership qualities

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informal authority

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14
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employee’s duty to perform assigned task or activities.

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responsibility

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15
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obligation or willingness to
accept responsibility for one’s actions.

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accountability

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16
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  • The officially sanctioned lines of authority assigned by the owners of the organization
  • Hierarchy of group works, job assignment and line authority
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Formal Bureaucracy

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  • Develop from the interaction and allegiance of people with common interests
  • Friendships, social groupings at lunch and after hours, “grapevine
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Informal Groups

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18
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Used synonymously with “power”, “influence”, “knowledge”, and “control

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Authority

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The empowerment by formal job classification of an individual to make commitments and act on behalf of the organization

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Authority

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20
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types of roles and authority

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line, staff, and functional autority

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21
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Supervisory responsibility assigned through the formal delegation of authority

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Line Authority

22
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Influence exerted through the control of support services, which provide recommendations to the line manager and set institution-wide policy

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staff authority

23
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Given to specific staff personnel with expertise in a certain area

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functional authority

24
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The temporary assignment
of authority and responsibility to perform a duty normally performed
by a supervisor

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delegation of authority

25
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The grouping together of related activities to expedite the production process

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departmentalization

26
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The process of assigning the decision-making process to those who are actually performing the work

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Decentralization

27
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The process of ensuring that each individual reports to only one supervisor

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Unity of Command

28
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A linear system of authority providing a direct vertical link form the board of directors to the lowest-level worker

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Scalar Principle

29
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The theory that there is a definable limit to the number of people one person can effectively supervise

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Span of Control

30
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The principle of referring for resolution by a supervisor only those things that cannot be solved by the employees at their own level

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Exception Principle

31
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  • Process involves analysis of the work that needs to be done
  • plan to break the job down into identifiable units that can be assigned to individual workers with specific skills
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Job Design

32
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A written statement that designates the tasks, duties, working, conditions, and reporting relationships for a specific job

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job description

33
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what to do when writing a job description

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  1. identification and headings
  2. job specification
  3. reporting relationships
  4. duties
  5. authority scale
  6. performance and evaluation criteria
  7. approval signatures
34
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A summary of the formal education, skills, and experience
required to perform the duties of the job

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job specification

35
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Assignment of individuals to responsible positions identified in a management plan

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STAFFING

36
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Assigning an appropriate number of workers to the jobs during each day of work.

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SCHEDULING

37
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Ensuring that the laboratory has the appropriate personnel

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staffing

38
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Matching the people now working in the laboratory with current
workload requirements

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Scheduling

39
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5 days on and 2 days off

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40-hours work week

40
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10 days on and 4 days off during a 2-week calendar period

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8/80-hour work cycle

41
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list the different alternative work schedules

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  1. compressed work cycle
  2. flexible working hours
  3. job sharing
  4. exempt and professional status
  5. work-at-home programs
  6. off-site testing
  7. freelance employment
42
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Individual may work multishifts or
extended time periods within a 40-
hour calendar work

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Compressed work cycle

43
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Employees are responsible for a set amount of work but are not allowed to establish their own hours around a core period

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Flexible working hours

44
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Two individuals share the responsibilities and benefits of a position usually filled by one worker

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Job sharing

45
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Employees are exempted by salary levels or professional classification from the overtime provision of wage and hour laws

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Exempt and professional status

46
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Data entry, transcription, and information analysis

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Work-at-home programs

47
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satellite laboratories, POCT

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Off-site testing

48
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The three W’s

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  • What test should be done?
  • Where should these tests be performed?
  • When should these tests be performed?
49
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  • Workload priority
  • Bulk or Bottleneck Management
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Micromanagement of Work Flow

50
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what are the principles of organizational structure and authority

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Departmentalization
Decentralization
Unity of Command
Scalar Principle
Span of Control
Exception Principle

51
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the organizational struture is based on what

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authority
responsibility
accountability

Laboratory Management (7 decks)

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