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What is the primary goal of a functional structure for an organization?
What is the primary goal of a functional structure for an organization?
- To group people with common skills to increase effectiveness (correct)
- To eliminate the need for supervision and control
- To create complex task requirements for employees
- To reduce specialization and productivity
How does a functional structure contribute to employee development and productivity?
How does a functional structure contribute to employee development and productivity?
- By enforcing strict hierarchical control
- By limiting exposure to different skills and expertise
- By reducing collaboration and teamwork
- By allowing people to supervise and control each other (correct)
What is the main challenge facing a successful organization with a functional structure as it grows?
What is the main challenge facing a successful organization with a functional structure as it grows?
- How to reduce collaboration between different departments
- How to eliminate all employee supervision
- How to keep control of increasingly complex activities (correct)
- How to decrease specialization within each function
What is the foundation of horizontal differentiation in an organization?
What is the foundation of horizontal differentiation in an organization?
How do people in a function who work closely together develop over extended time periods?
How do people in a function who work closely together develop over extended time periods?
What is the advantage of grouping people with common skills into separate functions within an organization?
What is the advantage of grouping people with common skills into separate functions within an organization?
What can pose a control problem within a functional structure?
What can pose a control problem within a functional structure?
What is a possible solution to the problems of a functional structure?
What is a possible solution to the problems of a functional structure?
What does an increase in vertical differentiation involve?
What does an increase in vertical differentiation involve?
What type of structure is characterized by the splitting of the manufacturing function into several different product lines or divisions?
What type of structure is characterized by the splitting of the manufacturing function into several different product lines or divisions?
In a product division structure, what is responsible for coordinating with the central support functions like marketing and materials management?
In a product division structure, what is responsible for coordinating with the central support functions like marketing and materials management?
What is a possible choice for an organization whose products are very complex technologically or whose characteristics change rapidly to suit changing customer needs?
What is a possible choice for an organization whose products are very complex technologically or whose characteristics change rapidly to suit changing customer needs?
What is the goal behind the change to a divisional structure?
What is the goal behind the change to a divisional structure?
What involves overlaying functional grouping of activities with some other kind of subunit grouping?
What involves overlaying functional grouping of activities with some other kind of subunit grouping?
What is responsible for overseeing the activities of the divisional managers in a mul divisional structure?
What is responsible for overseeing the activities of the divisional managers in a mul divisional structure?
What is a characteristic of a mul divisional structure compared to a functional and product division structure?
What is a characteristic of a mul divisional structure compared to a functional and product division structure?
What can reduce the level of coordination and mutual adjustment among functions in an organizational structure?
What can reduce the level of coordination and mutual adjustment among functions in an organizational structure?
What does an increase in horizontal differentiation involve?
What does an increase in horizontal differentiation involve?
What is a primary advantage of a matrix structure?
What is a primary advantage of a matrix structure?
Why do people working in a matrix structure often complain about high levels of stress and uncertainty?
Why do people working in a matrix structure often complain about high levels of stress and uncertainty?
What is a characteristic of a mul divisional matrix structure?
What is a characteristic of a mul divisional matrix structure?
In a hybrid structure, why might one product division choose to operate with a functional structure?
In a hybrid structure, why might one product division choose to operate with a functional structure?
What is a primary advantage of using a network structure?
What is a primary advantage of using a network structure?
What is a disadvantage of a network structure in certain situations?
What is a disadvantage of a network structure in certain situations?
Why might it be difficult for an organization using network structures to control a complex value-creation process?
Why might it be difficult for an organization using network structures to control a complex value-creation process?
What is a characteristic of a boundaryless organization?
What is a characteristic of a boundaryless organization?
What does e-commerce primarily involve?
What does e-commerce primarily involve?
What is a primary advantage of the hybrid organiza onal structure?
What is a primary advantage of the hybrid organiza onal structure?
Why might an organization choose to use a mul divisional matrix structure?
Why might an organization choose to use a mul divisional matrix structure?
What is an advantage of using network structures?
What is an advantage of using network structures?
What is the advantage of a mul divisional structure?
What is the advantage of a mul divisional structure?
What is one of the disadvantages of a mul divisional structure?
What is one of the disadvantages of a mul divisional structure?
What is a characteristic of a product team structure?
What is a characteristic of a product team structure?
What is the main advantage of a geographic divisional structure?
What is the main advantage of a geographic divisional structure?
What characterizes a market structure?
What characterizes a market structure?
What distinguishes a matrix structure from a product team structure?
What distinguishes a matrix structure from a product team structure?
What is an advantage of a matrix structure over more traditional structures?
What is an advantage of a matrix structure over more traditional structures?
What represents a potential disadvantage of a matrix structure?
What represents a potential disadvantage of a matrix structure?
What is one possible challenge of a product team structure?
What is one possible challenge of a product team structure?
What can be considered a benefit of a geographic divisional structure?
What can be considered a benefit of a geographic divisional structure?
What distinguishes a market structure from other structures?
What distinguishes a market structure from other structures?
What is an advantage of a matrix structure?
What is an advantage of a matrix structure?
