Group activities and responsibilities in depts based on the needs of specific
groups is called: Right Ans - departmentalization
Authority is closely associated with the __ managerial principle Right Ans -
responsibility
The authority that permits staff managers to make decisions about specific
activities performed by employees within other depts is: Right Ans -
functional authority
Line depts exercise __ authority & staff depts exercise __ authority Right
Ans - line, staff
When considering the appropriate span of control for each manager, you must
consider ___ Right Ans - complexity of subordinate's work; ability of mgr;
ability & training of subordinates themselves; supervisor's willingness to
delegate authority
More and more organizations use decentralization as a means to achieving:
Right Ans - greater productivity
formal organizations put emphasis on the following except: Right Ans -
unofficial organizational positions, except people & their relationships
as an analogy, organizational design is similar to assembling a jigsaw puzzle
Right Ans - without a picture or sample to work from
managers should find a way to tie all the depts together to ensure Right
Ans - collaboration & coordination
an organic organizational structure meshes well with a(n)_ environment
Right Ans - unstable
the principle factor for determining the size of small or large organizations is
the number of __ Right Ans - assets
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