Question 1

In the context of forces influencing formal structure,the customers and suppliers of the management system,along with existing political and social structures constitute the forces in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  manager
B)  task
C)  environment
D)  subordinates
E)  activityF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Within a matrix structure,workers are responsible for their original activities along with project activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following modes of departmentalization contradicts the principle of the unity of command?

Accepted Answer

A)  customer
B)  functional
C)  geographic
D)  matrix
E)  product or serviceF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 4

________ is the process of establishing orderly uses for resources within the management system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizing
B)  Communication
C)  Planning
D)  Controlling
E)  MotivationF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Traditionally,individuals at the top of a pyramid-shaped organizational structure have more authority but less responsibility than individuals at the bottom of the pyramid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the three main components of the management system that Weber termed a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  minimum regulations and paperwork
B)  close,personal relations among organization members
C)  emphasis on the human variable
D)  detailed procedures and rules
E)  a loosely defined organizational hierarchyF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

According to the contingency viewpoint to designing span of management,which of the following situations would warrant a relatively wide span of control?

Accepted Answer

A)  supervising a team of scientists engaged in complex research work
B)  supervising a team of factory workers sewing buttons onto shirts
C)  managing a virtual team of engineers spread across several countries
D)  managing a highly interdependent production team
E)  managing and coordinating the activities of a marketing teamF) A) and C)
G) B) and E) B

Question 8

Informal structure is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  molded by individual norms and values and social relationships
B)  defined as the relationships among organizational resources as outlined by management
C)  represented primarily by the organization chart
D)  usually represented in a pyramid form
E)  usually identical to an organization's formal structureF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

The bureaucracy model of organizing was proposed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  V) A.Graicunas
B)  Henri Fayol
C)  Albert Einstein
D)  Mary Parker Follett
E)  Max WeberF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

The organization structure at Kinetic Machines is horizontally divided into Marketing,Finance,Production,and R&D departments.Identify the departmentalization mode being used here.

Accepted Answer

A)  product
B)  geographic
C)  functional
D)  customer
E)  matrixF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is one of Follett's guidelines on coordination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal communication should be minimized in coordination.
B)  Managers can assume that if their system shows coordination now,it will show coordination in the future.
C)  The human element should be minimized in coordination.
D)  Managers should plan for coordination.
E)  Coordination can be achieved with least difficulty through vertical relationships.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following is an advantage of departmentalizing by matrix?

Accepted Answer

A)  It clarifies the power structure within the firm.
B)  It helps employees prioritize responsibilities.
C)  It facilitates coordination across projects.
D)  It allows firms to achieve unity of command.
E)  It allows firms to pool human resources for short-term and long-term projects.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Organization structure is represented primarily by means of a graphic illustration called a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic network
B)  executive dashboard
C)  directed graph
D)  organization chart
E)  critical pathF) B) and E)
G) A) and E) D

Question 14

________ is directly related to the concept of the scalar relationship - that is,the chain of command.

Accepted Answer

A)  Matrix structuring
B)  Departmentalizing
C)  Vertical dimensioning
D)  Horizontal dimensioning
E)  LateralizingF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is an advantage of functional departmentalizing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It facilitates coordination between various functions.
B)  It facilitates assigning of blame when a product performs poorly.
C)  It allows firms to pool human resources for both short-term and long-term projects.
D)  It promotes consistency in how functions are carried out.
E)  It facilitates differentiation of strategy across different segments.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Fred is a Grade D manager in Lighthouse Infrastructure and manages a small team of eight engineers.The company has 15 Grade D managers.He worked his way up from the lowest grade,Grade E,where he was one of 52 line managers and hopes to be promoted to Grade C soon,which would make him one of the six vice-presidents in the company.However,breaking into Grade B,comprising three presidents,will be a challenge.Only the CEO and COO occupy Grade A.Which of the following numbers represents Fred's span of management?

Accepted Answer

A)  15
B)  60
C)  52
D)  8
E)  11F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

What is meant by the horizontal dimensioning of an organization? Also explain the terms "departments" and "departmentalizing," and list the various modes of departmentalizing an organization.

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Question 18

Which of the following is the main criticism of Weber's bureaucracy model?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fails to emphasize setting detailed procedures and rules.
B)  It gives short shrift to the human variable within organizations.
C)  It does not emphasize a clearly defined organizational structure.
D)  It overemphasizes positive relationships among organization members.
E)  It attempts to eliminate paperwork and regulations.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

The ________ of an organization refers to the extent to which firms use lateral subdivisions or specialties within an organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  laddering
B)  horizontal dimensioning
C)  vertical integration
D)  vertical dimensioning
E)  backward integrationF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Graicunas's formula is as follows: C = n(  + n- 1) .What does C stand for in this formula?

Accepted Answer

A)  the total number of departments possible in an organization
B)  the appropriate number of subordinates a manager can have
C)  the appropriate number of levels an organization can have
D)  the total number of possible relationships between manager and subordinates
E)  the degree of the difficulty in coordinating a certain number of subordinatesF) A) and B)
G) None of the above D

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________ is the process of establishing orderly uses for resources within the management system.

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Traditionally,individuals at the top of a pyramid-shaped organizational structure have more authority but less responsibility than individuals at the bottom of the pyramid.

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Which of the following is one of the three main components of the management system that Weber termed a bureaucracy?

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