BCOR 370 EXAM 2 HOUGHTON | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WINTER 2026 | 100% CORRECT.
Organizational Structure Answer - framework of jobs and departments that
directs the behavior of individuals and groups towards achieving the
organization's objectives
Work Specialization Answer - subdivision of tasks into individual jobs
Delegating Answer - Process of transferring authority and responsibility to
another member of the health care team to complete a task, while retaining
accountability
Centralized Answer - authority to make a decision at the top level
Decentralization Answer - authority to make decisions at the lower level
Span of Control Answer - number of employees that report to a given manager
Chain of Command (unity of command) Answer - single flow of authority
through organization
Functional Structure Answer - CEO, marketing, production, HR, IT, customer
service; grouping of people that have similar skills/functions
, Product Structure Answer - have different departments based on the type of
products they have
Geographic product Answer - organize according to geographic areas
Matrix Structure Answer - combining diff types of structures; advantage is that
you can fine tune structure that fits your business mission, easy to add and
expand to, cost-effective (assign people to multiple departments), disadvantage
is that it violates the chain of command because someone could have two
bosses
Organic organization Answer - collaboration (both vertical and horizontal),
adaptable duties, few rules, informal communication, decentralized decision
authority, flatter structures (org. is like a living thing; able to change depending
on circumstances/situations
Mechanistic organization Answer - rigid hierarchical relationships, fixed duties,
many rules, formalized communication, channels, centralized decision
authority, taller structures (org. is like a machine- isn't flexible, only built to do
one thing)
Human Resource Management Answer - concerned with getting, training,
motivating and keeping competent employees, the practices and polices
necessary to get the right people
Talent Acquisition Answer - recruiting and selecting the best people for the job
Legal Aspects of HR Answer - -we can discriminate in hiring, compensating and
promoting people
ANSWERS | WINTER 2026 | 100% CORRECT.
Organizational Structure Answer - framework of jobs and departments that
directs the behavior of individuals and groups towards achieving the
organization's objectives
Work Specialization Answer - subdivision of tasks into individual jobs
Delegating Answer - Process of transferring authority and responsibility to
another member of the health care team to complete a task, while retaining
accountability
Centralized Answer - authority to make a decision at the top level
Decentralization Answer - authority to make decisions at the lower level
Span of Control Answer - number of employees that report to a given manager
Chain of Command (unity of command) Answer - single flow of authority
through organization
Functional Structure Answer - CEO, marketing, production, HR, IT, customer
service; grouping of people that have similar skills/functions
, Product Structure Answer - have different departments based on the type of
products they have
Geographic product Answer - organize according to geographic areas
Matrix Structure Answer - combining diff types of structures; advantage is that
you can fine tune structure that fits your business mission, easy to add and
expand to, cost-effective (assign people to multiple departments), disadvantage
is that it violates the chain of command because someone could have two
bosses
Organic organization Answer - collaboration (both vertical and horizontal),
adaptable duties, few rules, informal communication, decentralized decision
authority, flatter structures (org. is like a living thing; able to change depending
on circumstances/situations
Mechanistic organization Answer - rigid hierarchical relationships, fixed duties,
many rules, formalized communication, channels, centralized decision
authority, taller structures (org. is like a machine- isn't flexible, only built to do
one thing)
Human Resource Management Answer - concerned with getting, training,
motivating and keeping competent employees, the practices and polices
necessary to get the right people
Talent Acquisition Answer - recruiting and selecting the best people for the job
Legal Aspects of HR Answer - -we can discriminate in hiring, compensating and
promoting people
