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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Effective and efficient workforce</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor does the way an organization's structure functions depend on?

    <p>How to group jobs into functions and divisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key choices managers make about organizational structure?

    <p>How to group tasks into individual jobs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of job enlargement?

    <p>Involving workers in a wide range of tasks in a given job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of the Job Characteristics Model focuses on the worker feeling that the task is meaningful to the organization?

    <p>Task significance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does job simplification involve?

    <p>Reducing the number of tasks each worker performs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of the product structure mentioned in the text?

    <p>Enables functional managers to specialize in one product area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect is highlighted by the Job Characteristics Model in terms of employee freedom?

    <p>Autonomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a global geographic structure, why are divisions located in different world regions?

    <p>To pursue a multi-local strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does job enrichment mainly aim to achieve for workers?

    <p>Increasing the degree of responsibility over a job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key characteristic of a matrix design structure?

    <p>Each employee has multiple bosses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a market structure group its divisions?

    <p>According to the product area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which principle is central to job enlargement?

    <p>Encouraging workers to develop new skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a matrix structure simultaneously group by?

    <p>People and resources by function and product</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do functional managers specialize in one product area in the product structure?

    <p>To improve resource utilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of a product team structure?

    <p>Employees report only to the product team manager</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a cross-functional team?

    <p>To bring together managers from different departments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of 'span of control'?

    <p>The number of subordinates who report directly to a manager</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a product team structure differ from traditional reporting structures?

    <p>It does away with dual reporting relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of authority within an organization?

    <p>To hold people accountable for their actions and make decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a product team structure, who can employees report to?

    <p>Product team manager or one of the manager's direct subordinates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is organizational culture?

    <p>A set of beliefs that influence how organization members interact to achieve goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are organizational values?

    <p>Shared standards used to evaluate goal achievement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do organizational norms specify?

    <p>Shared beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors employees should follow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do human resource policies influence in an organization?

    <p>How hard employees work, their attachment to the organization, and their acceptance of values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does organizational ethics refer to?

    <p>The moral values, beliefs, and rules guiding interactions within and outside the organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How would you define employment relationship based on the provided text?

    <p>Influence on employee commitment to goals, attachment to the organization, and acceptance of values</p> Signup and view all the answers

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