BA420 Week 8 Quiz

Question 1 The formal structures of organizations may be shown in a (n) ____.Environmental diagramOrganization chartHorizontal diagramMatrix depictionLabor assignment chartQuestion 2 A major distinction between line and staff units concerns:The amount of resources each is allowed to utilizeLinkage of their jobs to the goals of the firmThe amount of education or training they possessTheir use of computer information systemsTheir linkage to the outside worldQuestion 3 Control involves all but ____.Measuring resultsMeasuring resultsTaking corrective action  Comparing results with goalsSelecting manpowerQuestion 4 Grouping individuals and resources in the organization around products, services, clients, territories, or legal entities is an example of ___________ specialization.DivisionalFunctionalMatrixMixed formOutsourcedQuestion 5 Grouping resources into departments by skill, knowledge, and action is the______  pattern.FunctionalDivisionalVerticalMeans end chainsMatrixQuestion 6 A matrix structure ______.Reinforces unity of commandIs inexpensiveIs easy to explain to employeesGives some employees two bossesYields a minimum of organizational politicsQuestion 7 Compared to the machine bureaucracy (mechanistic type), the professional bureaucracy (organic type) _________________________ .Is more efficient for routine operationsHas more vertical specialization and controlIs largerHas more horizontal specialization and coordination mechanismIs smallerQuestion 8 Environmental complexity ____. Refers to the set of alliances formed by senior managementRefers to the overall level of problems and opportunities stemming from munificence, interdependence, and volatilityIs restricted to the general environment of organizationsIs restricted to other organizations with which an organization must interact in order to obtain inputs and dispose of outputsQuestion 9 ____is grouping individuals by skill, knowledge, and action yields. Divisional departmentationFunctional departmentationHybrid structurationMatrix departmentationQuestion 10 The division of labor through the formation of work units or groups within an organization is called _____.ControlHorizontal specializationVertical specializationCoordinationQuestion 11 ____is the set of mechanisms used in an organization to link the actions of its subunits into a consistent pattern.DepartmentationCoordinationControlFormal authorityQuestion 12 The design of the organization needs to be adjusted to all but ______.The environment of the firmThe strategy of the firmThe size of the firmThe operations and information technology of the firmThe personnel to be hired by the firmQuestion 13 Regarding the organizational design for a small firm compared to a large firm:They are almost the sameThey are fundamentally differentA large firm is just a larger version of a small oneThe small firm has more opportunity to use information technologyQuestion 14 Adhocracies tend to favor  ______. Vertical specialization and controlHorizontal specialization and coordinationExtensive centralizationA rigid strategyQuestion 15 Which of the following is an accurate statement about an adhocracy? The design facilitates information exchange and learningThere are many rules and policiesUse of IT is always minimalIT handles routine problems efficientlyIT is quite common in older industries