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What is the defining characteristic of the functional structure?
What is the defining characteristic of the functional structure?
- Sharing scarce resources
- Grouping people with similar skills and tasks (correct)
- Grouping people based on product or customer
- Delegating decisions to self-directed teams
Which structure is suitable for managing a complex and uncertain external environment?
Which structure is suitable for managing a complex and uncertain external environment?
- Matrix Structure (correct)
- Divisional Structure
- Network Structure
- Team-Product Structure
What is the key feature of the team-product structure?
What is the key feature of the team-product structure?
- Maintaining a balance of power between functional and divisional form
- Cross-functional, self-directed teams (correct)
- Delegating decisions to self-directed teams
- Outsourcing most major functions
In which structure are most major functions or processes outsourced?
In which structure are most major functions or processes outsourced?
What characterizes the empowerment approach mentioned in the text?
What characterizes the empowerment approach mentioned in the text?
What is the key component in the definition of organizational structure?
What is the key component in the definition of organizational structure?
Which diagram shows all people, positions, reporting relationships, and lines of formal communication in an organization?
Which diagram shows all people, positions, reporting relationships, and lines of formal communication in an organization?
What principle states that strategy leads to a change in organizational structure?
What principle states that strategy leads to a change in organizational structure?
Which concept emphasizes the need for effective communication, coordination, and integration of efforts across departments?
Which concept emphasizes the need for effective communication, coordination, and integration of efforts across departments?
According to the text, what reflects the organization's structure?
According to the text, what reflects the organization's structure?
Which organizational structure is most suitable for an organization facing a scarcity of resources and a complex, uncertain external environment?
Which organizational structure is most suitable for an organization facing a scarcity of resources and a complex, uncertain external environment?
In which organizational structure are people with similar skills and performing similar tasks grouped together into formal work units?
In which organizational structure are people with similar skills and performing similar tasks grouped together into formal work units?
Which design trend involves outsourcing most major functions or processes and coordinating activities from a small headquarters organization?
Which design trend involves outsourcing most major functions or processes and coordinating activities from a small headquarters organization?
Which organizational structure emphasizes empowerment, cross-functional self-directed teams, and a culture of open trust and collaboration?
Which organizational structure emphasizes empowerment, cross-functional self-directed teams, and a culture of open trust and collaboration?
Which approach involves enriching and enlarging narrow jobs, delegating more information and decisions to self-directed teams, and granting employees the freedom to make decisions?
Which approach involves enriching and enlarging narrow jobs, delegating more information and decisions to self-directed teams, and granting employees the freedom to make decisions?
What is the primary focus of contingency theory as mentioned in the text?
What is the primary focus of contingency theory as mentioned in the text?
In the context of organization design, what does 'Structure Follows Strategy' mean?
In the context of organization design, what does 'Structure Follows Strategy' mean?
What is the significance of the formal reporting relationships in the definition of organizational structure?
What is the significance of the formal reporting relationships in the definition of organizational structure?
What primarily differentiates mechanistic and organic design as discussed in the text?
What primarily differentiates mechanistic and organic design as discussed in the text?
What is emphasized in the design of systems to ensure effective communication, coordination, and integration of efforts across departments?
What is emphasized in the design of systems to ensure effective communication, coordination, and integration of efforts across departments?
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