Question 1

Organizations which do not proactively develop designs may be forced to change their structure to become more effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A firm's environment consists of many elements.Which of the following is not an element in a firm's environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decentralization
B)  Customers
C)  Suppliers
D)  Distributers
E)  OwnersF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following structures generally develop from companies with functional structures whose interests and goals become too diverse for that structure to handle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mechanistic
B)  Global
C)  Multi-divisional
D)  Matrix
E)  OrganicF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about functional organization structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Small companies experiencing rapid growth are the only organizations to benefit from a functional structure.
B)  One of the main disadvantages of the functional structure is the lack of work specialization.
C)  Functional structures are extremely efficient when the organization as a whole has a relatively wide focus.
D)  One of the main advantages of the functional structure is that it encourages communication across functions.
E)  Functional structures are extremely efficient when the organization has fewer product lines or services.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 5

To keep the stress level low and avoid two chains of command issues, Splash Hair Care managers should adopt the matrix structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A bureaucratic structure is an organizational form that exhibits many of the facets of the _____ organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  simple
B)  global
C)  adaptive
D)  organic
E)  mechanisticF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

What affect do stable and dynamic environments have on organizational structure?

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Question 8

Which of the following signifies the structure that organic organizations rely on?

Accepted Answer

A)  High levels of formalization
B)  A rigid and hierarchical chain of command
C)  High degree of work specialization
D)  Weak chains of command
E)  Centralization of decision makingF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The matrix structure represents a combination of two or more different structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about companies that adopt a differentiation strategy is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that people will pay more for a product that is unique in some way.
B)  Their focus is on being as efficient as they can be.
C)  They rely on selling products at the lowest possible cost.
D)  They are more likely to take a mechanistic approach to organizational design.
E)  They concentrate on developing large quantities of the same product there by providing cost advantages to their customers.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

The chain of command signifies the flow of authority to attain order, control, and predictable performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

As companies become larger, they tend to use a combination of specialization, formalization, and centralization to control their activities, thereby becoming more mechanistic in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A company's chain of control determines how many employees report to each manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As companies grow larger, their organizational charts get simpler.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

At Cool Clothes, Inc., there is a total focus on providing care and satisfaction to each customer.In the major clients' division, each manager is assigned three employees to supervise, whereas in the product assembly division, each manager supervises about 15 employees.The major clients' division managers can be described as having _____ as opposed to _____ for the product assembly division managers.

Accepted Answer

A)  a narrow span of control; a wide span of control
B)  tall formalization; flat formalization
C)  narrow centralization; tall centralization
D)  a wide span of control; a narrow span of control
E)  flat formalization; tall formalizationF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Product structures group business units around different products that the company produces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements about an organization in a dynamic business environment is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not change frequently.
B)  It allows organizations to primarily focus on efficiency.
C)  It requires organizations to have structures that are more rigid.
D)  It requires little change over time.
E)  It requires organizations to have structures that are more adaptivE.Stable environments allow organizations to focus on efficiency and require little change over time.In contrast, dynamic environments change on a frequent basis and require organizations to have structures that are more adaptive.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

A firm has diversified to the point that the products it sells are very different and managing them has become overwhelming.Which of the following structures would help this firm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Client-based
B)  Product
C)  Geographic
D)  Functional
E)  SimpleF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Employees tend to be more satisfied with jobs that require them to perform a specialized kind of activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If technologies need to be changed often to suit consumer needs, the decisions should be centralized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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