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What is organizational structure?
What is organizational structure?
- Allocating authority and coordinating functions in an organization
- Job design and division of labor within an organization
- A formal system of task and reporting relationships in an organization (correct)
- The process of creating a specific type of organizational culture
What is organizational design?
What is organizational design?
- Allocating authority and coordinating functions in an organization
- Deciding how to divide tasks into specific jobs
- The process of grouping tasks into individual jobs
- The creation of organizational structure and culture for efficiency (correct)
What does job design involve?
What does job design involve?
- Creating a specific type of organizational culture
- Deciding how to divide tasks into specific jobs (correct)
- Grouping tasks into individual jobs
- Allocating authority within an organization
What is the outcome of appropriate division of labor?
What is the outcome of appropriate division of labor?
Which factor does the way an organization's structure functions depend on?
Which factor does the way an organization's structure functions depend on?
What is one of the key choices managers make about organizational structure?
What is one of the key choices managers make about organizational structure?
What is the main focus of job enlargement?
What is the main focus of job enlargement?
Which characteristic of the Job Characteristics Model focuses on the worker feeling that the task is meaningful to the organization?
Which characteristic of the Job Characteristics Model focuses on the worker feeling that the task is meaningful to the organization?
What does job simplification involve?
What does job simplification involve?
What is a benefit of the product structure mentioned in the text?
What is a benefit of the product structure mentioned in the text?
Which aspect is highlighted by the Job Characteristics Model in terms of employee freedom?
Which aspect is highlighted by the Job Characteristics Model in terms of employee freedom?
In a global geographic structure, why are divisions located in different world regions?
In a global geographic structure, why are divisions located in different world regions?
What does job enrichment mainly aim to achieve for workers?
What does job enrichment mainly aim to achieve for workers?
What is the key characteristic of a matrix design structure?
What is the key characteristic of a matrix design structure?
How does a market structure group its divisions?
How does a market structure group its divisions?
Which principle is central to job enlargement?
Which principle is central to job enlargement?
What does a matrix structure simultaneously group by?
What does a matrix structure simultaneously group by?
Why do functional managers specialize in one product area in the product structure?
Why do functional managers specialize in one product area in the product structure?
What is a key characteristic of a product team structure?
What is a key characteristic of a product team structure?
What is the purpose of a cross-functional team?
What is the purpose of a cross-functional team?
What is the definition of 'span of control'?
What is the definition of 'span of control'?
How does a product team structure differ from traditional reporting structures?
How does a product team structure differ from traditional reporting structures?
What is the main function of authority within an organization?
What is the main function of authority within an organization?
In a product team structure, who can employees report to?
In a product team structure, who can employees report to?
What is organizational culture?
What is organizational culture?
What are organizational values?
What are organizational values?
What do organizational norms specify?
What do organizational norms specify?
What do human resource policies influence in an organization?
What do human resource policies influence in an organization?
What does organizational ethics refer to?
What does organizational ethics refer to?
How would you define employment relationship based on the provided text?
How would you define employment relationship based on the provided text?
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