Quiz 2 - Org Theory

Are the two extensions of organizational structure...

• Line and staff authority

• Authority and responsibility

• Organizational design and chart

• Centralization and decentralization

• None of the above

Which statement accurately defines work specialization?

• It is the degree to which tasks are grouped together.

• Individual employees specialize in doing part of an activity rather than the entire activity

• Jobs are ranked relative only to their worth or value to the businesses.

• It clarifies who reports to whom

• None of the above

Is a flexible job arrangement in which a full time job is completed by two or more part time employees in order to increase efficiency...

• Telecommuting

• Compressed workweeks

• Flextime

• Job sharing

• None of the above

That increase communication, collaboration and coordination is a similarity between which internal forms of collaboration.

• Cross-functional teams, task forces and strategic alliances

• Cross-functional teams, task forces and communities of practice

• Cross-functional teams, task forces and open innovation

• Cross-functional teams, task forces and strategic partnerships

• None of the above

No clear chain of command, breaks the principle of unity of command and distrust to share information are disadvantages of which contemporary organizational design.

• Cross functional team

• Project structure

• Matrix structure

• Boundaryless structure

• Learning structure

As a type of technology, _____________ centers on large-batch production and requires moderate levels of complexity and sophistication.

• Mass production

• Process production

• Service production

• Unit production

• None of the above

What is a disadvantage of a team structure?

• Increade complexity of assigning people to projects

• task and personality conflicts

• No clear chain of command

• communication difficulties

• None of the above

Is a flexible job arrangement in which employees can work outside of the organization in order to increase motivation and innovation by giving the employees flexibility

• Telecommuting

• Compressed workweeks

• Flextime

• Job sharing

• None of the above

Organizations that work like efficient, well-oiled machines are described as ______________.

• Organic

• Mechanistic

• Rational

• Intuitive

• None of the above

Some organizational theorists go so far as to say that an organization’s ability to __________ may be the only sustainable source of competitive advantage

• Apply what they learn

• Maintain its structure

• Keep employees connected

• Manage a global structure

• None of the above