BUAD 304 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS | BRAND
NEW VERSION
1. How jobs in a company are formally grouped, divided, and coordinated is
called - ANSWER organizational structure
2. Name the six aspects of organizational structure (hint SF DC WC) -
ANSWER span of control, formalization, departmentalization, chain of
command, work specialization, centralization
3. How wide or lean a company structure is referred to as its - ANSWER span
of control
4. The matrix structure combines what two departmentalization methods? -
ANSWER product and function
5. Unit of command is broken by what organizational structure? - ANSWER
matrix structure
6. Give two pros and cons of matrix structures. - ANSWER They can
coordinate across multiple products and efficiently use specialists, but there
are power struggles/confusion and more stress.
7. This organizational structure places heavy emphasis on negotiation and
collaboration in order to succeed. - ANSWER matrix structure - in order to
mitigate power struggles
,8. Virtual organizations are (organic/mechanistic) - ANSWER organic
9. Matrix structures are (organic/mechanistic) - ANSWER organic
10.Simple structures are (organic/mechanistic) - ANSWER organic
11.Organic structures have ____ formalization and are
(centralized/decentralized) - ANSWER low, decentralized
12.Mechanistic structures have ____ formalization and are
(centralized/decentralized) - ANSWER high, centralized
13.Give two pros and cons of boundaryless structures. - ANSWER They are
highly business focused and flexible which reduces control/coordination
costs, but they're difficult to implement, require new skillsets/methods, and
new information technology.
14.Mechanistic vs organic - contrast. - ANSWER Mechanistic structures are
highly formalized and centralized while organic structures have low
formalization and are decentralized.
15.What are the four factors that determine organizational structure? -
ANSWER Strategy, size, technology, environment
16.Strategy is a factor that determines organizational structure - give some
examples of what this means - ANSWER innovation vs imitation, degree of
cost minimization
,17.Describe a boundary less organization - ANSWER They're organic and
organized around core processes (product development/sales). They use
multidiscipline teams to manage processes and communicate through
networked computers.
18.A conflict (must/sometimes/never) involve(s) more than one individual. -
ANSWER must
19.How standardized a job is in an organization is called - ANSWER
formalization
20.Just like how the army has a formal level hierarchy, companies do too. This
is called the - ANSWER chain of command
21.Instead of having one dude build a car, we have 100 of them work on it at
once, each working on only once part. This is called - ANSWER work
specialization
22.A company where the decision making is at top-level management is -
ANSWER centralized
23.A company where the decision making is at low-level management is -
ANSWER decentralized
24.What are the 5 types of departmentalization methods? - ANSWER function,
product, geography, process, customer
25.The smallest management structure is the - ANSWER simple structure
, 26.The most standardized management structure is the - ANSWER
bureaucracy
27.The structure that breaks the unity of command rule that combines function
and product departmentalization is called the - ANSWER matrix structure
28.Give five organizational structure designs - ANSWER Simple structure,
matrix structure, bureaucracy, virtual organization, boundary less
organization
29.What are the tradeoffs of work specialization? - ANSWER Increased
productivity for worker boredom/dissatisfaction
30.Unity of command states that - ANSWER each worker should have one and
only one supervisor
31.Entrepreneurs prefer ____ structure. - ANSWER simple
32.As simple structures grow, their inefficiency makes them transform into
______ - ANSWER bureaucracy
33.What are two pros and two cons of simple structures? - ANSWER they are
inefficient and wholly dependent on the decisions of the owner, but they are
cheap and flexible
34.What are two pros and cons of bureaucracies? - ANSWER efficient and low
in labor costs, but inflexible/rule bound and has coordination problems
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS | BRAND
NEW VERSION
1. How jobs in a company are formally grouped, divided, and coordinated is
called - ANSWER organizational structure
2. Name the six aspects of organizational structure (hint SF DC WC) -
ANSWER span of control, formalization, departmentalization, chain of
command, work specialization, centralization
3. How wide or lean a company structure is referred to as its - ANSWER span
of control
4. The matrix structure combines what two departmentalization methods? -
ANSWER product and function
5. Unit of command is broken by what organizational structure? - ANSWER
matrix structure
6. Give two pros and cons of matrix structures. - ANSWER They can
coordinate across multiple products and efficiently use specialists, but there
are power struggles/confusion and more stress.
7. This organizational structure places heavy emphasis on negotiation and
collaboration in order to succeed. - ANSWER matrix structure - in order to
mitigate power struggles
,8. Virtual organizations are (organic/mechanistic) - ANSWER organic
9. Matrix structures are (organic/mechanistic) - ANSWER organic
10.Simple structures are (organic/mechanistic) - ANSWER organic
11.Organic structures have ____ formalization and are
(centralized/decentralized) - ANSWER low, decentralized
12.Mechanistic structures have ____ formalization and are
(centralized/decentralized) - ANSWER high, centralized
13.Give two pros and cons of boundaryless structures. - ANSWER They are
highly business focused and flexible which reduces control/coordination
costs, but they're difficult to implement, require new skillsets/methods, and
new information technology.
14.Mechanistic vs organic - contrast. - ANSWER Mechanistic structures are
highly formalized and centralized while organic structures have low
formalization and are decentralized.
15.What are the four factors that determine organizational structure? -
ANSWER Strategy, size, technology, environment
16.Strategy is a factor that determines organizational structure - give some
examples of what this means - ANSWER innovation vs imitation, degree of
cost minimization
,17.Describe a boundary less organization - ANSWER They're organic and
organized around core processes (product development/sales). They use
multidiscipline teams to manage processes and communicate through
networked computers.
18.A conflict (must/sometimes/never) involve(s) more than one individual. -
ANSWER must
19.How standardized a job is in an organization is called - ANSWER
formalization
20.Just like how the army has a formal level hierarchy, companies do too. This
is called the - ANSWER chain of command
21.Instead of having one dude build a car, we have 100 of them work on it at
once, each working on only once part. This is called - ANSWER work
specialization
22.A company where the decision making is at top-level management is -
ANSWER centralized
23.A company where the decision making is at low-level management is -
ANSWER decentralized
24.What are the 5 types of departmentalization methods? - ANSWER function,
product, geography, process, customer
25.The smallest management structure is the - ANSWER simple structure
, 26.The most standardized management structure is the - ANSWER
bureaucracy
27.The structure that breaks the unity of command rule that combines function
and product departmentalization is called the - ANSWER matrix structure
28.Give five organizational structure designs - ANSWER Simple structure,
matrix structure, bureaucracy, virtual organization, boundary less
organization
29.What are the tradeoffs of work specialization? - ANSWER Increased
productivity for worker boredom/dissatisfaction
30.Unity of command states that - ANSWER each worker should have one and
only one supervisor
31.Entrepreneurs prefer ____ structure. - ANSWER simple
32.As simple structures grow, their inefficiency makes them transform into
______ - ANSWER bureaucracy
33.What are two pros and two cons of simple structures? - ANSWER they are
inefficient and wholly dependent on the decisions of the owner, but they are
cheap and flexible
34.What are two pros and cons of bureaucracies? - ANSWER efficient and low
in labor costs, but inflexible/rule bound and has coordination problems
