BCOR 370 - TEST 2 REVIEW | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | RATED 100% CORRECT.
Organizational Structure Answer - The framework of jobs and departments that
directs the behavior of individuals and groups toward achieving the
organization's objectives.
Organizing Answer - The process of structuring both human and physical
resources to accomplish organizational objectives.
Work Specialization Answer - the process of subdividing tasks into individual
jobs.
Delegation Answer - the process of allocating the authority and responsibility
to perform a task to a subordinate.
Decentralized Organizational Structure Answer - decision-making power and
authority is pushed down to lower levels of the organization; first-line
supervisors and line employees are empowered to make decisions and solve
problems without seeking approval from higher levels of management.
centralized organizational structure Answer - decision making power and
authority are concentrated near the top of the organizational structure; top
managers make most of the decisions and retain most of the power.
, Customer Answer - Grouping activities on the basis of common customers or
types of customers
Function Answer - an organization is organized into departments based upon
the respective functions each performs for the organization
Product Answer - an organizational strategy that divides employees into teams
to work on all aspects of a particular project or product line.
Geography Answer - an arrangement of departments according to geographic
area or territory
matrix structure Answer - A company structure where teams report to multiple
leaders
span of control Answer - the number of subordinates that report to a given
manager.
chain of command Answer - the uninterrupted flow of authority from the
highest level of the organization to the lowest level
Mechanic Organizational Structure Answer - highly formal, resembles a
bureaucracy
Organic Organizational Structure Answer - Flexible workplace with a horizontal
mode of communication.
Human Resource Management (HRM) Answer - The management function
concerned with getting, training, motivating, and keeping competent
employees. The practices and policies necessary to get the right people.
ANSWERS | RATED 100% CORRECT.
Organizational Structure Answer - The framework of jobs and departments that
directs the behavior of individuals and groups toward achieving the
organization's objectives.
Organizing Answer - The process of structuring both human and physical
resources to accomplish organizational objectives.
Work Specialization Answer - the process of subdividing tasks into individual
jobs.
Delegation Answer - the process of allocating the authority and responsibility
to perform a task to a subordinate.
Decentralized Organizational Structure Answer - decision-making power and
authority is pushed down to lower levels of the organization; first-line
supervisors and line employees are empowered to make decisions and solve
problems without seeking approval from higher levels of management.
centralized organizational structure Answer - decision making power and
authority are concentrated near the top of the organizational structure; top
managers make most of the decisions and retain most of the power.
, Customer Answer - Grouping activities on the basis of common customers or
types of customers
Function Answer - an organization is organized into departments based upon
the respective functions each performs for the organization
Product Answer - an organizational strategy that divides employees into teams
to work on all aspects of a particular project or product line.
Geography Answer - an arrangement of departments according to geographic
area or territory
matrix structure Answer - A company structure where teams report to multiple
leaders
span of control Answer - the number of subordinates that report to a given
manager.
chain of command Answer - the uninterrupted flow of authority from the
highest level of the organization to the lowest level
Mechanic Organizational Structure Answer - highly formal, resembles a
bureaucracy
Organic Organizational Structure Answer - Flexible workplace with a horizontal
mode of communication.
Human Resource Management (HRM) Answer - The management function
concerned with getting, training, motivating, and keeping competent
employees. The practices and policies necessary to get the right people.
