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Which of the following is a true statement about task specialization?
Which of the following is a true statement about task specialization?
- It involves dividing work into smaller tasks (correct)
- It eliminates the need for rules and regulations
- It discourages job satisfaction among employees
- It has no impact on correctional officers' commitment
Formalization has a significant positive impact on correctional officers' job satisfaction. Is this statement true or false?
Formalization has a significant positive impact on correctional officers' job satisfaction. Is this statement true or false?
- Depends on the organization
- Partially true
- True
- False (correct)
Under a tall hierarchy, which aspect characterizes the relationship between supervisors and subordinates?
Under a tall hierarchy, which aspect characterizes the relationship between supervisors and subordinates?
- There is no hierarchy in place
- A supervisor reports to subordinates
- Supervisors exercise strict rules and regulations (correct)
- Supervisors have no responsibilities towards subordinates
What is portrayed by an organization's mission statement?
What is portrayed by an organization's mission statement?
What describes the process of receiving and allocating funds to achieve an organization's mission?
What describes the process of receiving and allocating funds to achieve an organization's mission?
What type of structure attains organizational goals by ensuring that members follow required guidelines?
What type of structure attains organizational goals by ensuring that members follow required guidelines?
What term is used to describe an organic organization?
What term is used to describe an organic organization?
What is the purpose of a bureaucratic system in an organization?
What is the purpose of a bureaucratic system in an organization?
In a mechanistic organization, how does official communication typically occur?
In a mechanistic organization, how does official communication typically occur?
How is communication usually structured within an organic organization?
How is communication usually structured within an organic organization?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mechanistic organization?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mechanistic organization?
What is the most common form of an agency budget preparation?
What is the most common form of an agency budget preparation?
Is it true or false that a formal structure includes goals, activities, or structures that are not officially acknowledged?
Is it true or false that a formal structure includes goals, activities, or structures that are not officially acknowledged?
Which term refers to informal communication based on rumors among organizational members?
Which term refers to informal communication based on rumors among organizational members?
Is it true or false that correctional facilities have no formal administration structure because inmates contribute to the order maintenance goal of prisons?
Is it true or false that correctional facilities have no formal administration structure because inmates contribute to the order maintenance goal of prisons?
Based on Bolman and Deal (2003), are there four organization frames: structural frame, human resource frame, political frame, and symbolic frame?
Based on Bolman and Deal (2003), are there four organization frames: structural frame, human resource frame, political frame, and symbolic frame?
Are organizational frameworks solely based on formal structures of organizations?
Are organizational frameworks solely based on formal structures of organizations?
