Question 1

The expectation that employees perform a job, managers take corrective action when necessary, and employees report upward on the status and quality of their performance is known as:

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A)   responsibility.
B)   accountability.
C)   authority.
D)   coordination.
E)   span of control.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is true of delegation?

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A)   The manager should delegate to the subordinate enough authority to get the work done.
B)   The subordinate must not be allowed to take credit for the results of the assignment.
C)   The subordinate need not report to his or her boss about the status of the assignment.
D)   The subordinate should be allowed to work unencumbered by frequent checks.
E)   The manager should use delegation as a means of developing skills and knowledge.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

In the context of technology configurations, which of the following is true of large batch technologies?

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A)   Goods or services are provided in very low volume.
B)   Its structure tends to be organic.
C)   Decision making tends to be decentralized.
D)   Emphasis is on mutual adjustment among people.
E)   Hierarchical authority is more prominent.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

In the context of the vertical structure of a firm, all the stockholders are directly involved in managing the firm.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a _____ organization, jobs (and departments)  are specialized and grouped according to business functions and the skills they require.

Accepted Answer

A)   product
B)   geographical
C)   matrix
D)   functional
E)   customerF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 6

In decentralized organizations, more decisions are made at lower levels.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In a large batch organization, structure tends to be organic, with few rules and formal procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the context of organizational integration, the presence of rules and regulations governing how people in the organization interact is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   formalization.
B)   accountability.
C)   responsibility.
D)   authority.
E)   standardization.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 9

What are the advantages of the traditional functional approach to departmentalization?

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Question 10

In the context of the fundamentals of organizing, coordination refers to:

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A)   the expectation that employees will perform a job and take corrective action when necessary.
B)   a process in which different individuals and units perform different tasks.
C)   the procedures that link the various parts of the organization to achieve the organization's overall mission.
D)   the legitimate right to make decisions and to tell other people what to do.
E)   departmentalization that groups units around products, customers, or geographic regions.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

In the context of technology configurations, a small clinic with one physician, one nurse, and one bookkeeper is an example of a:

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A)   job shop.
B)   large batch technology.
C)   continuous process.
D)   value chain.
E)   module.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

In an organization, when there are many subunits and many specialists who think differently, differentiation is said to be high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true of flexible factories?

Accepted Answer

A)   They use centralized scheduling, in which decisions are made on the shop floor.
B)   They move parts down the line from one location in the production sequence to the next.
C)   They are organized around products, in work cells or teams.
D)   They generate high volumes of a standardized product.
E)   They have long production runs.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

In the context of horizontal structure of a firm, _____ deal directly with the organization's primary goods or services; they make things, sell things, or provide customer service.

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A)   geographical divisions
B)   customer divisions
C)   staff departments
D)   organic structures
E)   line departmentsF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 15

In general, coordination methods include standardization, plans, and mutual adjustment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Use the information given to answer the questions that follow.
Scenario B. At a business convention, you meet the managers of many organizations. You find that they hold different job titles. Phil is the vice president for production at his company and Sherry is the regional vice president for eastern United States at her firm. Jerry is the coordinator for sales and he reports to his marketing supervisor as well as to his department supervisor.
-In the context of the above scenario, Phil works for a _____ organization.

Accepted Answer

A)   functional
B)   flexible
C)   high-involvement
D)   virtual
E)   matrixF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Authority is directly related to the three broad levels of the organizational pyramid, commonly known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   hierarchy
B)   value chain
C)   coordination
D)   specialization
E)   division of laborF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Compare and contrast differentiation and integration. How are differentiation and integration related in an effective organization?

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Question 19

Use the information given to answer the questions that follow.
Scenario B. At a business convention, you meet the managers of many organizations. You find that they hold different job titles. Phil is the vice president for production at his company and Sherry is the regional vice president for eastern United States at her firm. Jerry is the coordinator for sales and he reports to his marketing supervisor as well as to his department supervisor.
-In the context of the above scenario, Jerry works for a _____ organization.

Accepted Answer

A)   functional
B)   divisional
C)   network
D)   traditional
E)   matrixF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 20

Robin works in the human resources department of a retirement community. Therefore, he works for a staff department rather than a line department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Compare and contrast differentiation and integration. How are differentiation and integration related in an effective organization?

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In the context of organizational integration, the presence of rules and regulations governing how people in the organization interact is known as:

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In general, coordination methods include standardization, plans, and mutual adjustment.

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In a _____ organization, jobs (and departments) are specialized and grouped according to business functions and the skills they require.

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In a large batch organization, structure tends to be organic, with few rules and formal procedures.

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What are the advantages of the traditional functional approach to departmentalization?

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In the context of the fundamentals of organizing, coordination refers to:

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Robin works in the human resources department of a retirement community. Therefore, he works for a staff department rather than a line department.

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