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What is a key feature of a structured organization?
What is a key feature of a structured organization?
- Members can freely choose their goals
- Members have no hierarchy or roles
- Members follow required guidelines to achieve organizational goals (correct)
- Members are encouraged to deviate from guidelines
What type of organization is characterized by a formal and hierarchical system?
What type of organization is characterized by a formal and hierarchical system?
- Mechanistic
- Informal
- Organic
- Bureaucratic (correct)
What is the purpose of legislated sentencing guidelines in criminal justice organizations?
What is the purpose of legislated sentencing guidelines in criminal justice organizations?
- To reduce crime rates
- To increase efficiency (correct)
- To promote rehabilitation
- To increase judicial discretion
In a bureaucracy, official communication typically occurs in which direction?
In a bureaucracy, official communication typically occurs in which direction?
In an organic organization, tasks are typically...
In an organic organization, tasks are typically...
What is an example of a mechanistic organization?
What is an example of a mechanistic organization?
What is the process of dividing the work into a number of smaller tasks?
What is the process of dividing the work into a number of smaller tasks?
What is the statement that portrays an organization’s responsibility to clients, its ideology, values, and operating principles?
What is the statement that portrays an organization’s responsibility to clients, its ideology, values, and operating principles?
What is the dimension of an organizational structure that requires all subordinates to report to a supervisor?
What is the dimension of an organizational structure that requires all subordinates to report to a supervisor?
Which of the following is true about tall hierarchy?
Which of the following is true about tall hierarchy?
What is the process of receiving and allocating funds to operate and achieve an organization's mission?
What is the process of receiving and allocating funds to operate and achieve an organization's mission?
What is the primary purpose of an organization's formal structure?
What is the primary purpose of an organization's formal structure?
What is the most common method of budget preparation in an agency?
What is the most common method of budget preparation in an agency?
What is the term for informal communication based on rumors among organizational members?
What is the term for informal communication based on rumors among organizational members?
What is the primary purpose of job design in an organization?
What is the primary purpose of job design in an organization?
According to Bolman and Deal (2003), how many organization frames are there?
According to Bolman and Deal (2003), how many organization frames are there?
What is a characteristic of a formal structure in an organization?
What is a characteristic of a formal structure in an organization?
What is true about organizational frameworks?
What is true about organizational frameworks?
