Question 1

Departmentalization establishes interdependencies and coordination through informal communication within each work unit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A virtual corporation:

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A)   operates within a larger organization with a divisionalized structure.
B)   exists temporarily and reshapes itself quickly to fit immediate client needs.
C)   is a variation of a divisionalized structure.
D)   exists within most small and large organizations.
E)   is none of these.

Question 3

A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups,with most sales within the one country.What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

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A)   Divisional geographic structure
B)   Network structure
C)   Matrix structure
D)   Divisional product structure
E)   Keep the functional structure

Question 4

Companies with divisionalized structures are increasingly adopting the geographically-based structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A matrix structure often combines which two forms of departmentalization?

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A)   Divisional structure and simple structure
B)   Network structure and cluster structure
C)   Simple structure and hybrid structure
D)   Geographic divisional structure and product divisional structure
E)   Functional structure and network structure

Question 6

A simple structure is one of the best structures in which to accommodate organizational growth and diversification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An organic structure has:

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A)   a narrow span of control and low formalization.
B)   centralized decision making and a wide span of control.
C)   decentralized decision making and low formalization.
D)   a high degree of formalization and a wide span of control.
E)   functional departmentalization and a high degree of formalization.

Question 8

Compared with divisionalized structures,functional structures are known to:

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A)   create better economies of scale.
B)   be more responsive to local markets or clients.
C)   encourage employees to focus on the organization's superordinate goals.
D)   reduce conflict and coordination problems across work units.
E)   do all of these things.

Question 9

Creative Advertising Ltd.wants its 100 employees to work together around specific clients,yet maintain an equal emphasis on alignment with their skill specializations (advertising,graphics,copywriting and public relations) .Which of the following organizational structures would work best for Creative Advertising?

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A)   Matrix structure that overlays a geographic and client structure
B)   Simple structure
C)   Network structure
D)   Client-based divisionalized form
E)   Matrix structure that overlays project teams with a functional structure

Question 10

All organizations have:

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A)   a formal hierarchy that includes supervisors and non-supervisory employees.
B)   a divisionalized structure.
C)   some form of coordinating mechanism.
D)   a mechanistic structure.
E)   formal tem-based structures

Question 11

What is a network structure? Why do some writers believe that a network structure is an effective design for global competition?

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Question 12

Departmentalization does all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   Departmentalization establishes a system of common supervision.
B)   Departmentalization discourages coordination through informal communication.
C)   Departmentalization creates common measures of performance among employees in the unit.
D)   Departmentalization typically determines which positions and units must share resources.
E)   Departmentalization establishes interdependencies among employees and subunits.

Question 13

Formal hierarchy is usually the most efficient coordinating mechanism in small organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As external environments become more complex and dynamic,organizational structures should become more mechanistic and less organic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Formalization represents the establishment of standardization as a coordinating mechanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of these statements about team-based organizational structures is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Team-based structures have very little formalization.
B)   Team-based structures make extensive use of formal hierarchy as a coordinating mechanism.
C)   Team-based structures improve communication and cooperation across skills and areas of expertise.
D)   Team-based structures are usually more responsive and flexible than functional structures.
E)   Team-based structures are usually found within larger divisionalized structures.

Question 17

As organizations grow,which of the following does NOT typically occur?

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A)   Informal communication becomes more prevalent as a coordinating mechanism.
B)   There is increasing division of labor.
C)   The organization becomes more decentralized.
D)   The organization becomes more formalized.
E)   There is increasing job specialization.

Question 18

When work activities are too complex to standardize through procedures or goals,companies often coordinate work effort:

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A)   through direct supervision.
B)   by extensively training employees.
C)   by giving one employee most of the tasks previously divided among many people.
D)   through further division of labor.
E)   through formal hierarchy.

Question 19

A century ago,administrative scholars believed that organizations are more effective if they:

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A)   rely on formal hierarchy to coordinate work.
B)   introduce self-directed work teams.
C)   rely on informal communication to coordinate work.
D)   adopt matrix structures.
E)   decentralize.

Question 20

Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control,centralization,and formalization.The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   hierarchical versus delayered.
B)   networked versus team-based.
C)   geographic versus product/client divisions.
D)   organic versus mechanistic.
E)   diverse versus integrated.

Exam 15: Organizational Structure

As organizations grow,which of the following does NOT typically occur?

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A matrix structure often combines which two forms of departmentalization?

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Departmentalization does all of the following EXCEPT:

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A simple structure is one of the best structures in which to accommodate organizational growth and diversification.

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When work activities are too complex to standardize through procedures or goals,companies often coordinate work effort:

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A virtual corporation:

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Which of these statements about team-based organizational structures is FALSE?

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An organic structure has:

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Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control,centralization,and formalization.The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:

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What is a network structure? Why do some writers believe that a network structure is an effective design for global competition?

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As external environments become more complex and dynamic,organizational structures should become more mechanistic and less organic.

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Formal hierarchy is usually the most efficient coordinating mechanism in small organizations.

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Formalization represents the establishment of standardization as a coordinating mechanism.

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A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups,with most sales within the one country.What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

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A century ago,administrative scholars believed that organizations are more effective if they:

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Companies with divisionalized structures are increasingly adopting the geographically-based structure.

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Compared with divisionalized structures,functional structures are known to:

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As organizations grow,which of the following does NOT typically occur?

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A matrix structure often combines which two forms of departmentalization?

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A simple structure is one of the best structures in which to accommodate organizational growth and diversification.

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Which of these statements about team-based organizational structures is FALSE?

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An organic structure has:

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As external environments become more complex and dynamic,organizational structures should become more mechanistic and less organic.

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