MNGT 3100 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
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Terms in this set (90)
Organizational Structure - Prescribes how work is assigned and coordinated between individuals and
teams within an organization
- Depends on the mission and the environment
- There is no "perfect" organizational design
Centralization - The degree to which decision making is concentrated at higher levels in an
organization
- Decentralized companies give more authority to lower-level employees,
resulting in a sense of empowerment
Formalization - The extent to which an organization's policies, procedures, job descriptions, and
rules are written and explicitly articulated
- Comes from a combination of rules and regulations/procedures
Hierarchical levels - Tall
- Flat
Tall Hierarchy - Several layers of management between frontline employees and the top level
- Fewer employees report to each manager
- Greater opportunities for managers to supervise and monitor employee
activities
Flat Hierarchy - Few management layers
- Larger number of employees reporting to each manager
- Can lead to greater levels of freedom for each employee
Departmentalization - In organizations using divisional structures, departments represent the unique
products, service, customers, or geographic locations the company is serving
- Each unique product or service the company is producing may have its own
department
, Functional Structure Divided into functions of the business
Divisional Structure Divided into various product categories
Mechanistic Structure - Resembles a bureaucracy
- Highly formalized and centralized
- Unsuitable for innovativeness and limit individual autonomy and self
determination
- Maximizes efficiency and cost
Organic Structure - Flexible and decentralized
- Low levels of formalization
- Communication lines are fluid and flexible
- Employee job descriptions are broader
- Related to higher levels of job satisfaction
- Conducive to entrepreneurial behavior and innovativeness
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Terms in this set (90)
Organizational Structure - Prescribes how work is assigned and coordinated between individuals and
teams within an organization
- Depends on the mission and the environment
- There is no "perfect" organizational design
Centralization - The degree to which decision making is concentrated at higher levels in an
organization
- Decentralized companies give more authority to lower-level employees,
resulting in a sense of empowerment
Formalization - The extent to which an organization's policies, procedures, job descriptions, and
rules are written and explicitly articulated
- Comes from a combination of rules and regulations/procedures
Hierarchical levels - Tall
- Flat
Tall Hierarchy - Several layers of management between frontline employees and the top level
- Fewer employees report to each manager
- Greater opportunities for managers to supervise and monitor employee
activities
Flat Hierarchy - Few management layers
- Larger number of employees reporting to each manager
- Can lead to greater levels of freedom for each employee
Departmentalization - In organizations using divisional structures, departments represent the unique
products, service, customers, or geographic locations the company is serving
- Each unique product or service the company is producing may have its own
department
, Functional Structure Divided into functions of the business
Divisional Structure Divided into various product categories
Mechanistic Structure - Resembles a bureaucracy
- Highly formalized and centralized
- Unsuitable for innovativeness and limit individual autonomy and self
determination
- Maximizes efficiency and cost
Organic Structure - Flexible and decentralized
- Low levels of formalization
- Communication lines are fluid and flexible
- Employee job descriptions are broader
- Related to higher levels of job satisfaction
- Conducive to entrepreneurial behavior and innovativeness
