Organizational Design and Structure

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What is the primary benefit of functional departmentalization?

Enhanced decentralization

Improved work specialization

Achievement of economies of scale and scope (correct)

Increased accountability

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

Work specialization

Departmentalization

Span of control

Authority (correct)

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

Functional departmentalization

Process departmentalization (correct)

Product departmentalization

Customer departmentalization

What is the primary goal of decentralization in organizational design?

To distribute decision-making authority more widely Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of work specialization?

Improved efficiency Signup and view all the answers

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

6 Signup and view all the answers

What does line authority entitle a manager to do?

Direct the work of an employee Signup and view all the answers

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

Unity of Command Signup and view all the answers

What determines how many employees a manager can efficiently supervise?

Complexity of tasks and employee similarity Signup and view all the answers

What type of organization has decision making at upper levels?

Centralized Signup and view all the answers

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

Formalization Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of a mechanistic organizational design?

Organic model Signup and view all the answers

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

Organic Signup and view all the answers

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

Less than 2,000 employees Signup and view all the answers

What type of environment is associated with a mechanistic structure?

Stable environment Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a traditional organizational design?

Hierarchical, centralized structure Signup and view all the answers

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

Matrix-Project structure Signup and view all the answers

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