Organizing and Staffing

Question 1

1A management function that provides the relationship between people and activities that they will undertake as to fulfill their organizational objectives.

Answer 1

Organizing

Question 2

An entity that results from people joining together in pursuit of a common cause.

Answer 2

Organization

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Organizational System

Question 4

3 Concept

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1. Herd Concept
2. Man to man Concept
3. Social Concept

Question 5

Process where group is formed, including the lines of communication channeling of authority, span of control and making decision.

Answer 5

Organizational Structure

Question 6

4 Types of Organizational Structure

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1. Flat
2. Pyramid
3. Bureaucratic/Line
4. Shared Governance

Question 7

decentralized, span of control and authority is widened.

[types of organizational structure]

Answer 7

Flat

Question 8

centralized structure

[types of organizational structure]

Answer 8

Pyramid

Question 9

oldest and simplest, rule centered, associated with chain of command.

[types of organizational structure]

Answer 9

Bureaucratic/Line

Question 10

combination of flat and pyramidal type

[types of organizational structure]

Answer 10

Shared Governance

Question 11

5 Characteristic of Organization Structure

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1. Division of labor
2. Chain of command
3. Span of control
4. Level of management position
5. Organizational relationship

Question 12

Represents individual or subunit responsible for a given task.

[characteristics of organizational structure]

Answer 12

Division of labor

Question 13

Who reports to whom and by what authority.

[characteristics of organizational structure]

Answer 13

Chain of command

Question 14

Specific group of people to handle.

[characteristics of organizational structure]

Answer 14

Span of control

Question 15

top, middle, or low

[characteristics of organizational structure]

Answer 15

Level of management position

Question 16

formal and informal

[characteristics of organizational structure]

Answer 16

Organization relationship

Question 17

3 Designed element and factors

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1. Task to performed
2. People involved
3. Workplace

Question 18

2 Design Strategies and models

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1. Bureaucratic models
2. Situational models

Question 19

3 Functions Organizational System

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1. Input mechanism
2. Transformation
3. Output mechanism

Question 20

Process through which needed resources are acquired and replaced.

Answer 20

Input mechanism

Question 21

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

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Transformation

Question 22

Process of delivering the goods and services produced to the external environment.

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Output mechanism

Question 23

It is the power of act.

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Authority

Question 24

3 Types and Roles Authority

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1. Line authority
2. Staff authority
3. Functional authority

Question 25

Authority taking the straight-line route from administration to dept. head, to supervisor to the staff. [types and roles of authority]

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Line authority

Question 26

Exercised through such staff department as a business and personnel dept. those that provide supportive services in a more direct fashion. [types and roles of authority]

Answer 26

Staff authority

Question 27

Exercise control within the boundaries of profession's specialty. This type of authority is shown when physicians write prescription orders to patient. [types and roles of authority]

Answer 27

Functional authority

Question 28

The need to delegate authority and shared responsibility is related to the concept of span of control.

Answer 28

Delegation of Authority

Question 29

6 Principle of Organizational Structure and Authority

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1. Departmentalization 2. Decentralization 3. Unity of command 4. Scaler principle 5. Span control 3. Exception principle

Question 30

grouping together of related activities to expedite the production process and also involves concept of specialization. [principles of organizational structure and authority]

Answer 30

Departmentalization

Question 31

process of having the decision making process close to those who are actually performing the work. [principles of organizational structure and authority]

Answer 31

Decentralization

Question 32

states that each individual has only one BOSS [principles of organizational structure and authority].

Answer 32

Unity of command

Question 33

involves concept of chain-of-command and career ladder. [principles of organizational structure and authority]

Answer 33

Scaler control

Question 34

number of individuals one person can effectively supervise within the limits of specific work conditions. [principles of organizational structure and authority]

Answer 34

Span control

Question 35

allows the manager and staff to do their job without having to check with a supervisor about every details. [principles of organizational structure and authority]

Answer 35

Exception principle