1. Organization charts are graphical representations of employee salary
information.
A) True
*B) False
2. Job specialization is the process of eliminating unnecessary or undesirable jobs.
A) True
*B) False
3. Departmentalization refers to the process of grouping jobs into logical units.
*A) True
B) False
4. Geographic departmentalization divides firms according to the areas of the
country or the world that they serve.
*A) True
B) False
5. In a centralized structure, most decision-making authority is delegated to levels
of management at various points below the top.
A) True
*B) False
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,6. Accountability refers to the liability of subordinates for accomplishing tasks
assigned by managers.
*A) True
B) False
7. Divisional structure is the relationships between group functions and activities
that determine authority.
A) True
*B) False
8. International organizational structures are an approach to organizational
structure developed in response to the need to manufacture, purchase, and sell in
global markets.
*A) True
B) False
9. The chain of command is depicted by solid lines on an organization chart.
*A) True
B) False
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,10. Organizational structure is a function of the organization's mission and
strategy.
*A) True
B) False
11. The building blocks of all organizations are specialization and centralization.
A) True
*B) False
12. As organizations grow and become larger, jobs tend to become less
specialized.
A) True
*B) False
13. Acme Oil Company has three divisions: Exploration, Extraction, and Refining.
This is an example of process departmentalization.
*A) True
B) False
14. Firms with production, marketing, human resource, and finance departments
have a process form of organization.
A) True
*B) False
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, 15. Firms typically use the same form of departmentalization at upper and lower
levels.
A) True
*B) False
16. Flat organizational structures are usually associated with centralized decision
making.
A) True
*B) False
17. Employees' abilities and the supervisor's managerial skills help determine
whether span of control is wide or narrow.
*A) True
B) False
18. When several employees perform the same simple task, a narrow span of
control is most appropriate.
A) True
*B) False
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information.
A) True
*B) False
2. Job specialization is the process of eliminating unnecessary or undesirable jobs.
A) True
*B) False
3. Departmentalization refers to the process of grouping jobs into logical units.
*A) True
B) False
4. Geographic departmentalization divides firms according to the areas of the
country or the world that they serve.
*A) True
B) False
5. In a centralized structure, most decision-making authority is delegated to levels
of management at various points below the top.
A) True
*B) False
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,6. Accountability refers to the liability of subordinates for accomplishing tasks
assigned by managers.
*A) True
B) False
7. Divisional structure is the relationships between group functions and activities
that determine authority.
A) True
*B) False
8. International organizational structures are an approach to organizational
structure developed in response to the need to manufacture, purchase, and sell in
global markets.
*A) True
B) False
9. The chain of command is depicted by solid lines on an organization chart.
*A) True
B) False
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,10. Organizational structure is a function of the organization's mission and
strategy.
*A) True
B) False
11. The building blocks of all organizations are specialization and centralization.
A) True
*B) False
12. As organizations grow and become larger, jobs tend to become less
specialized.
A) True
*B) False
13. Acme Oil Company has three divisions: Exploration, Extraction, and Refining.
This is an example of process departmentalization.
*A) True
B) False
14. Firms with production, marketing, human resource, and finance departments
have a process form of organization.
A) True
*B) False
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, 15. Firms typically use the same form of departmentalization at upper and lower
levels.
A) True
*B) False
16. Flat organizational structures are usually associated with centralized decision
making.
A) True
*B) False
17. Employees' abilities and the supervisor's managerial skills help determine
whether span of control is wide or narrow.
*A) True
B) False
18. When several employees perform the same simple task, a narrow span of
control is most appropriate.
A) True
*B) False
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