Organizational Design and Structure

What is the primary benefit of functional departmentalization?

What term refers to the rights inherent in a managerial position to give orders and expect them to be obeyed?

Which type of departmentalization is typically found in factories, workshops, and medical facilities?

What is the primary goal of decentralization in organizational design?

What is the primary advantage of work specialization?

How many key elements of organizational structure are identified in the text?

What does line authority entitle a manager to do?

What is the principle that states each employee reports to only one manager?

What determines how many employees a manager can efficiently supervise?

What type of organization has decision making at upper levels?

What is the term for how standardized an organization's jobs are?

What is the opposite of a mechanistic organizational design?

What type of structure is associated with a passionate pursuit of innovation?

What is the typical size of an organization with an organic structure?

What type of environment is associated with a mechanistic structure?

What is the main characteristic of a traditional organizational design?

What type of structure is often used for project-based work?