Organizational Structure and Design

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Which term describes the arrangement of having discrete parts of a task done by different people?

Organizational centralization

Work specialization (correct)

Work integration

Chain of command

What is the term for the number of subordinates a manager can efficiently manage?

Span of control (correct)

Organizational decentralization

Formalization

Unity of command

Which type of team is composed of individuals from various specialties working together on a task?

Mechanistic team

Matrix team

Virtual team

Cross-functional team (correct)

What term refers to the extent to which decision-making is concentrated at a single point in the organization?

Centralization Signup and view all the answers

Which type of organization emphasizes authority and vertical communication?

Mechanistic organization Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the six key elements involved in organizational design?

Coordination Signup and view all the answers

What are the potential drawbacks of overspecialization in an organization?

Higher turnover Signup and view all the answers

Which type of departmentalization allows for specialization in particular products and services?

Product departmentalization Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the disadvantages of geographical departmentalization?

Duplication of functions Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential drawback of process departmentalization?

Limited view of organizational goals Signup and view all the answers

In the process of decision making, what is the purpose of allocating weights to the criteria?

To place the criteria in order of importance Signup and view all the answers

How is the best alternative chosen in the decision-making process?

By choosing the alternative with the highest total weight Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between rationality and bounded rationality in decision making?

Rationality assumes that decision-makers are fully objective and logical, while bounded rationality involves limitations in processing information. Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the assumptions of decision makers according to bounded rationality?

They will satisfice rather than maximize the outcome of their decision. Signup and view all the answers

What does step 8 of the decision-making process involve?

Evaluating the effectiveness of the decision's outcomes Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of making a choice from two or more alternatives called?

Decision-making Signup and view all the answers

Which step in the decision-making process involves developing, analyzing, and selecting an alternative that can resolve the problem?

Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness Signup and view all the answers

What term describes a discrepancy between an existing and desired state of affairs?

Problem Signup and view all the answers

Under what conditions do managers make decisions according to the learning outline?

When they are aware of the problem Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for allocating weights to the decision criteria in the decision-making process?

Criteria weighting Signup and view all the answers

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Which term describes the arrangement of having discrete parts of a task done by different people?

What is the term for the number of subordinates a manager can efficiently manage?

Which type of team is composed of individuals from various specialties working together on a task?

What term refers to the extent to which decision-making is concentrated at a single point in the organization?

Which type of organization emphasizes authority and vertical communication?

Which of the following is NOT one of the six key elements involved in organizational design?

What are the potential drawbacks of overspecialization in an organization?

Which type of departmentalization allows for specialization in particular products and services?

What is one of the disadvantages of geographical departmentalization?

What is the potential drawback of process departmentalization?

In the process of decision making, what is the purpose of allocating weights to the criteria?

How is the best alternative chosen in the decision-making process?

What is the main difference between rationality and bounded rationality in decision making?

What is one of the assumptions of decision makers according to bounded rationality?

What does step 8 of the decision-making process involve?

What is the process of making a choice from two or more alternatives called?

Which step in the decision-making process involves developing, analyzing, and selecting an alternative that can resolve the problem?

What term describes a discrepancy between an existing and desired state of affairs?

Under what conditions do managers make decisions according to the learning outline?

What is the term for allocating weights to the decision criteria in the decision-making process?

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Questions and Answers

Which term describes the arrangement of having discrete parts of a task done by different people?

What is the term for the number of subordinates a manager can efficiently manage?

Which type of team is composed of individuals from various specialties working together on a task?

What term refers to the extent to which decision-making is concentrated at a single point in the organization?

Which type of organization emphasizes authority and vertical communication?

Which of the following is NOT one of the six key elements involved in organizational design?

What are the potential drawbacks of overspecialization in an organization?

Which type of departmentalization allows for specialization in particular products and services?

What is one of the disadvantages of geographical departmentalization?

What is the potential drawback of process departmentalization?

In the process of decision making, what is the purpose of allocating weights to the criteria?

How is the best alternative chosen in the decision-making process?

What is the main difference between rationality and bounded rationality in decision making?

What is one of the assumptions of decision makers according to bounded rationality?

What does step 8 of the decision-making process involve?

What is the process of making a choice from two or more alternatives called?

Which step in the decision-making process involves developing, analyzing, and selecting an alternative that can resolve the problem?

What term describes a discrepancy between an existing and desired state of affairs?

Under what conditions do managers make decisions according to the learning outline?

What is the term for allocating weights to the decision criteria in the decision-making process?

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