Unit 3: Organizing and Staffing the Laboratoru

Question 1

Self contained collecrion of interacting and interdependent components towards common purpose

Answer 1

system

Question 2

3 parts of an organizational system

Answer 2

input
transformation
output

Question 3

needed resources, supplies, knowledge, machinery, labor

Answer 3

input

Question 4

conversion of resources to products and services

Answer 4

transformation

Question 5

products and services that satisfies clients and challenges legitimacy of failed

Answer 5

output

Question 6

6 traits of an organization

Answer 6

holistic and synergistic
purposeful ctivities
hierarchy of systems
operates on open system
seek state of stability
self regulatin

Question 7

made of dependent and supportive parts (cause and effect)

Answer 7

holistic and synergistic

Question 8

parts exists and organized to shared goal

Answer 8

purposeful

Question 9

internal components more specialized with increased size and sophistication

Answer 9

hierarchy of systems

Question 10

receives input from outside and maintains dynami

Answer 10

operares as an open system

Question 11

strength and source of frustration for managers

Answer 11

seek stability and equilibrium

Question 12

specific behaviors at the exact right time

Answer 12

seld regulating

Question 13

5 concepts of organizing

Answer 13

work specialization
chain of command
authority
delegation
span of control

Question 14

also called division of labor

Answer 14

work specialization

Question 15

unbroken line of authority detemrining who reports to who

Answer 15

chain of command

Question 16

an employee reports to only one supervisor

Answer 16

unity of command

Question 17

links everyone to the top manager but may increase overhead cost, communication layers and slow decision making

Answer 17

scalar principle

Question 18

formal and legitimate right of manager to make decisions issye orders and allocate resources

Answer 18

authority

Question 19

3 underlying pronciples of authoity

Answer 19

organizational position
acceptance of subordinate
flows down vertical heirarchy

Question 20

3 types of authority

Answer 20

line authority
staff authority
functional authority

Question 21

separated planning from doing

Answer 21

Frederick Taylor

Question 22

downward transfer of authority from manager to subordinate

Answer 22

delegation

Question 23

number of workers who report to one manager

Answer 23

span of control

Question 24

large number of subordinates, few new problems anticipates, competent, well established SOPS

Answer 24

wide span

Question 25

ew subordinates ohysically distances, more interaction, more new problems

Answer 25

narrow span

Question 26

concetrate authority to higher levels

Answer 26

centralized

Question 27

conscious attempt to spread authority

Answer 27

decentralization

Question 28

4 factors affecting span of control

Answer 28

external environment
nature of decision
ability of low level.managet
organizational tradition