MGT330 Week 2 Quiz
1.
Question :
Authority consists of which two key components?
Student Answer:
the right to act and permission to direct
the right to direct and permission to act
the right to decide and permission to repair
the right to repair and permission to decide
2.
Question :
The most common form of departmentalization is by _______________.
Student Answer:
product
function
geographic region
customer
3.
Question :
Decentralization occurs as an organization grows for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Student Answer:
computerization decreases
decision volume increases
managers increase delegation
managers hire specialists
4.
Question :
Why are small businesses dominated by the strategic apex?
Student Answer:
Smaller staffs report directly to management.
They are more formal and complex.
Authority is decentralized.
They necessitate a machine bureaucracy.
5.
Question :
A manager’s span of control refers to
Student Answer:
how many subordinates she oversees
what departments she supervises
what expertise she brings to her position
how long she has held her current position
6.
Question :
Jim is the owner of a fried chicken restaurant chain that has more than 10 franchised locations in the Northeast. Which type of departmentalization MOST applies to Jim’s company?
Student Answer:
geographic region
function
strategic business unit
matrix
7.
Question :
Which type of organizational structure is prone to duplication of activities and counterproductive inter-market customer competition?
Student Answer:
machine bureaucracy
professional bureaucracy
divisional structure
adhocracy
8.
Question :
What is the first key activity in completing an organization’s structure?
Student Answer:
developing a product
establishing a market
defining a consumer base
drawing lines of authority
9.
Question
Question :
Authority consists of which two key components?
Student Answer:
the right to act and permission to direct
the right to direct and permission to act
the right to decide and permission to repair
the right to repair and permission to decide
2.
Question :
The most common form of departmentalization is by _______________.
Student Answer:
product
function
geographic region
customer
3.
Question :
Decentralization occurs as an organization grows for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Student Answer:
computerization decreases
decision volume increases
managers increase delegation
managers hire specialists
4.
Question :
Why are small businesses dominated by the strategic apex?
Student Answer:
Smaller staffs report directly to management.
They are more formal and complex.
Authority is decentralized.
They necessitate a machine bureaucracy.
5.
Question :
A manager’s span of control refers to
Student Answer:
how many subordinates she oversees
what departments she supervises
what expertise she brings to her position
how long she has held her current position
6.
Question :
Jim is the owner of a fried chicken restaurant chain that has more than 10 franchised locations in the Northeast. Which type of departmentalization MOST applies to Jim’s company?
Student Answer:
geographic region
function
strategic business unit
matrix
7.
Question :
Which type of organizational structure is prone to duplication of activities and counterproductive inter-market customer competition?
Student Answer:
machine bureaucracy
professional bureaucracy
divisional structure
adhocracy
8.
Question :
What is the first key activity in completing an organization’s structure?
Student Answer:
developing a product
establishing a market
defining a consumer base
drawing lines of authority
9.
Question