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SNCOA LDR-301S Mod 1 Lesson 2 Leading Organizations || || || || || || || ||
org hierarchy and structure Exam with answers
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functional structure strengths and weaknesses
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Strength: Specialization ||
1. companies use a functional organizational structure, people with similar knowledge and
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skills are grouped together. This makes it possible for employees to become specialists in
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their field.
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Strength Productivity ||
1. Specialization leads to operational efficiencies and enhances productivity levels.
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2. Because of their expertise, workers with specialized skills can perform tasks quickly,
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efficiently and with more confidence, thus reducing the occurrence of work-related
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mistakes.
3. The main goal of functional structures in organizations is to bring the entire human and
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informational resources together to meet the organization’s goal.
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Weakness: Management Issues || ||
1. Communication in organizations with functional organizational structures can be rigid
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because of the standardized ways of operation and the high degree of formalization.
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2. decision-making process slow and inflexible.
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3. Lack of innovation and restricted views of organizational goals, along with too much
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focus
Weakness: Unit Coordination || ||
1. their level of cooperation with each other is sometimes compromised.
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2. groups may have difficulty working well with each other as they may be territorial.
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ultimately can bring down production levels overall, and the company-wide employee
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commitment toward meeting organizational goals || || || ||
define organizational structure
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An organizational structure model functions as the blueprint of a company's employees and
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job titles
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Identifying types of Organizational Hierarchy Structure
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flat, mid-sized or tall
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Flat Structures ||
1. have very few echelons or tiers in a company with a flat organizational structure.
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many small companies have flat organizational structures because of the lack of middle
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management. The president of the company may employ just a few managers and clerical
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workers until the organization grows. || || || ||
Mid size and larger companies tend to use a _______________ structure,
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a. functional organizational Structure
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where technologies, people and tasks are divided into separate functional groups such as
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finance, operations, marketing, human resources
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b. each group works independently of the others.
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c. Companies that use functional organizational hierarchy structures split their departments
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into functional areas.
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1. accounting, finance, engineering, and marketing
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Companies that use a product organizational hierarchy structure.....
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divide departments by product categories.
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i. Department stores and retailers use a product organizational structure.
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1. example, an executive, such as the vice president of men's clothing, may report to the
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president.
functional organizational hierarchy structures have....
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vice presidents, directors, and managers of marketing, for example, instead of product-
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oriented titles. ||
SNCOA LDR-301S Mod 1 Lesson 2 Leading Organizations || || || || || || || ||
org hierarchy and structure Exam with answers
|| || || || || ||
functional structure strengths and weaknesses
|| || || || ||
Strength: Specialization ||
1. companies use a functional organizational structure, people with similar knowledge and
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
skills are grouped together. This makes it possible for employees to become specialists in
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
their field.
||
Strength Productivity ||
1. Specialization leads to operational efficiencies and enhances productivity levels.
|| || || || || || || || ||
2. Because of their expertise, workers with specialized skills can perform tasks quickly,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
efficiently and with more confidence, thus reducing the occurrence of work-related
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
mistakes.
3. The main goal of functional structures in organizations is to bring the entire human and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
informational resources together to meet the organization’s goal.
|| || || || || || ||
Weakness: Management Issues || ||
1. Communication in organizations with functional organizational structures can be rigid
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
because of the standardized ways of operation and the high degree of formalization.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
,2
2. decision-making process slow and inflexible.
|| || || || ||
3. Lack of innovation and restricted views of organizational goals, along with too much
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
focus
Weakness: Unit Coordination || ||
1. their level of cooperation with each other is sometimes compromised.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
2. groups may have difficulty working well with each other as they may be territorial.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
ultimately can bring down production levels overall, and the company-wide employee
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
commitment toward meeting organizational goals || || || ||
define organizational structure
|| ||
An organizational structure model functions as the blueprint of a company's employees and
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
job titles
|| ||
Identifying types of Organizational Hierarchy Structure
|| || || || ||
flat, mid-sized or tall
|| || ||
Flat Structures ||
1. have very few echelons or tiers in a company with a flat organizational structure.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
, 2
many small companies have flat organizational structures because of the lack of middle
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
management. The president of the company may employ just a few managers and clerical
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
workers until the organization grows. || || || ||
Mid size and larger companies tend to use a _______________ structure,
|| || || || || || || || || ||
a. functional organizational Structure
|| || ||
where technologies, people and tasks are divided into separate functional groups such as
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
finance, operations, marketing, human resources
|| || || ||
b. each group works independently of the others.
|| || || || || || ||
c. Companies that use functional organizational hierarchy structures split their departments
|| || || || || || || || || ||
into functional areas.
|| || ||
1. accounting, finance, engineering, and marketing
|| || || || ||
Companies that use a product organizational hierarchy structure.....
|| || || || || || ||
divide departments by product categories.
|| || || ||
i. Department stores and retailers use a product organizational structure.
|| || || || || || || || ||
1. example, an executive, such as the vice president of men's clothing, may report to the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
president.
functional organizational hierarchy structures have....
|| || || ||
vice presidents, directors, and managers of marketing, for example, instead of product-
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
oriented titles. ||
