POM- Chapter 7

Which of the 5 approaches to structural design violates the principle of unity of command? 

• Matrix
• Divisional
• Functional

Innovative Creations Corporation is designed along functional lines. New product development is very slow and the process is plagued by many problems. One of the problems is that the people in marketing never communicate with the people in production. This is an example of poor:

• Delegation
• Coordination
• Collusion 

An organization that contracts out (outsources) functions like training, engineering, and computer service is using which approach to structural design?

• Virtual Network
• Matrix
• Divisional

Work Specialization or Division of labor is_______________________________________________.

• the degree to which organizational tasks are subdivided into individual job
• the degree to which managers have narrow spans of control
• the degree to which employee has authority to make deicisons

What is an organizational chart?

• Diagram of the management areas in the organization.
• List of all employees in the organization.
• Visual representation of an organization's structure.

In the ________ approach of structural design, departments are independent, contracting services to the central hub for a profit.

• Matrix
• Team-based
• Virtual Network

________________ is the deployment of organizational resources to achieve strategic goals and includes defining division of labor, lines of authority, and coordination.

• Organizing
• Management
• Planning

Which of the following are the 3 traditional approaches to structural design? 

• Matrix, Virtual Network, and Team-based
• Functional, Divisional, and Matrix
• Divisional, Team-Based, and Matrix

Support departments like marketing, accounting, research and development, etc. have ____________ authority to advise employees in their area of expertise. 

• line
• staff
• manager

What is the term for  the number of employees reporting to one supervisor? 

• Span of Management
• Authority of Control
• Number or Accountability