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What is the primary benefit of functional departmentalization?
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?
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?
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?
What is the primary goal of decentralization in organizational design?
What is the primary advantage of work specialization?
What is the primary advantage of work specialization?
How many key elements of organizational structure are identified in the text?
How many key elements of organizational structure are identified in the text?
What does line authority entitle a manager to do?
What does line authority entitle a manager to do?
What is the principle that states each employee reports to only one manager?
What is the principle that states each employee reports to only one manager?
What determines how many employees a manager can efficiently supervise?
What determines how many employees a manager can efficiently supervise?
What type of organization has decision making at upper levels?
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 term for how standardized an organization's jobs are?
What is the opposite of a mechanistic organizational design?
What is the opposite of a mechanistic organizational design?
What type of structure is associated with a passionate pursuit of innovation?
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 is the typical size of an organization with an organic structure?
What type of environment is associated with a mechanistic structure?
What type of environment is associated with a mechanistic structure?
What is the main characteristic of a traditional organizational design?
What is the main characteristic of a traditional organizational design?
What type of structure is often used for project-based work?
What type of structure is often used for project-based work?
