1.05 Organizational Design

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The saying "form follows function" indicates that organizational design must fit with organizational

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objectives.

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Because of a business's organizational design, its employees are able to work together to come up with a brand new product. The business's employees are engaged in

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innovation.

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Keri works as a public relations consultant for a large corporation. She reviews issues and makes recommendations to managers. Keri has ____ authority.

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staff.

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Mason is the vice president of marketing at his company. He directly supervises everyone who works in the department. Mason has ______ authority.

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line.

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A well-planned organizational design helps a business to better compete because

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the business is more productive.

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Nathan is a project manager in charge of four other employees. He has divided up responsibilities and assigned them to specific team members to work on. This is known as

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delegation.

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A business creates an organizational design in which no employee has to report to more than one manager at a time. This is following an organizational principle called

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unity of command.

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Which principle of organizational design states that authority should flow in a clear, unbroken line from the top of an organization to the bottom?

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Scalar principle

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Steve manages employees who are highly skilled and need little supervision. Therefore, he can supervise quite a few employees at once. Steve's span of control is

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wide.

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Which of the following describes the functional organizational structure? Options: it includes traditional departs, such as sales and marketing; it is separated by divisions, such as product or process; it is a combination of two other organizational structures; it is the newest organizational structure being used

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it includes traditional departs, such as sales and marketing