Introduction to Management Final Exam

Jobs get grouped based on functions performed is a form of … departmentalization.

• Product

• Geographic

• Customer

• Functional

One of the disadvantages of product departmentalization is …

• Duplication of functions

• Closer to customers

• Managers can become experts in their industry

• Allows specialization on certain products and services

The concept that a person should have one boss and should report only to that person is the definition of ...

• Authority

• Responsibility

• Unity of command

• Span of control

One of the factors influencing the amount of decentralization in an organization is ...

• Environment is stable

• Decisions are relatively minor

• Company is large

• Environment is complex and uncertain

In organizational design, formalization refers to ...

• Informal communication channels

• The degree to which jobs within the organization are standardized

• Flexibility in decision-making

• Reduction of hierarchy

What characterizes an organic organization?

• Strict hierarchy

• High formalization

• Flexibility and adaptability

• Centralized decision-making

What is the relationship between organizational structure and strategy?

• Changes in organizational structure facilitate the achievement of strategic goals

• Organizational structure has no impact on strategy

• Strategy is solely determined by the external environment

• Organizational structure is only relevant to operational efficiency

How does organizational size affect organizational design?

• Larger organizations typically become less specialized

• Small organizations become more centralized

• As an organization grows larger, its structure tends to change

• Departmentalization decreases as organizations grow in size

What did Woodward's research reveal about the relationship between technology and organization structure?

• Technology has no impact on structure

• Different technologies require different organizational structures

• All technologies lead to the same structure

• Structure determines technology

The flexibility of an organic organizational structure is better suited for … environment.

• Dynamic

• Stable

• Simple

• Small