organizational structure

Question 1

What is organizational structure?

Answer 1

How jobs and tasks are divided, coordinated, and supervised.

Question 2

How does structure impact organizations?

Answer 2

Affects communication, power distribution, and work views.

Question 3

What are the 5 major elements of organizational structure?

Answer 3

Work specialization, chain of command, span of control, centralization, formalization.

Question 4

Define work specialization.

Answer 4

Degree to which tasks are divided into specific jobs.

Question 5

What are the pros of work specialization?

Answer 5

Increases productivity and simplifies training.

Question 6

What are the cons of work specialization?

Answer 6

Reduces flexibility and job satisfaction.

Question 7

What does the chain of command dictate?

Answer 7

Who reports to whom.

Question 8

What is a narrow span of control?

Answer 8

Close supervision with fewer employees per manager.

Question 9

What is a wide span of control?

Answer 9

Encourages autonomy but may reduce supervision.

Question 10

What is centralization?

Answer 10

Location where decisions are formally made.

Question 11

What is formalization?

Answer 11

The use of rules to standardize behaviors and decisions.

Question 12

What factors influence organizational design?

Answer 12

Environment, strategy, technology, size.

Question 13

How does a stable environment affect design?

Answer 13

Promotes mechanistic structures.

Question 14

How does a dynamic environment affect design?

Answer 14

Promotes organic structures.

Question 15

What is a simple structure?

Answer 15

A flat hierarchy used by small organizations.

Question 16

Define a bureaucratic structure.

Answer 16

Mechanistic structure used by large organizations.

Question 17

What is a matrix structure?

Answer 17

Combines functional and product-based structures.

Question 18

What is the advantage of a matrix structure?

Answer 18

Flexibility in team formation and adaptability.

Question 19

What is the disadvantage of a matrix structure?

Answer 19

Dual reporting relationships cause stress.

Question 20

What is restructuring?

Answer 20

Process of changing an organization’s structure.

Question 21

How does restructuring affect job performance?

Answer 21

Negative short-term effects due to role confusion.

Question 22

How does restructuring affect commitment?

Answer 22

Reduces emotional attachment to the organization.

Question 23

How can managers mitigate restructuring stress?

Answer 23

Increase transparency, communication, and employee input.

Question 24

Define organizational structure and its elements.

Answer 24

Structure dictates task division; key elements include work specialization, chain of command, span of control, centralization, formalization.

Question 25

Compare mechanistic and organic structures.

Answer 25

Mechanistic is rigid and efficient; organic is flexible and adaptive.

Question 26

What factors influence organizational design?

Answer 26

Business environment, strategy, technology, size.

Question 27

What are the pros and cons of a matrix structure?

Answer 27

Pros: Flexibility and adaptability. Cons: Stress from dual reporting.

Question 28

How does restructuring affect employees?

Answer 28

Causes stress, reduces commitment, and hinders performance short-term.

Question 29

what are the common organizational forms

Answer 29

simple, bureacratic and matrix

Question 30

what is simple organizational structure

Answer 30

used by small organizations

flat hierarchy

centralized decision making

Question 31

what is bureaucratic structure

Answer 31

found in larger corporations

by groups. marketing finance etc OR by multidivisional, product based, geographic based, client based

Question 32

organizational matrix structure

Answer 32

combines funcitonal and product based groupings

flexible team formations
better adaptability

but reporting relationships can cause stress

Question 33

what is product based bureacratic structure

Answer 33

organized by product lines