Question 1

Why is job specialization needed?

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Job specialization is needed for several...

Question 2

Departmentalization by location allows an organization to readily respond to the unique demands of each geographic area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Arthur Fry, an employee at 3M, combined an innovative idea and the 3M facilities at his disposal to develop Post-It Notes.Fry is an example of an _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   entrepreneur
B)   innovator
C)   initiator
D)   inventor
E)   intrapreneurF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

When authority is concentrated at the top level of management, the organization is said to be decentralized.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When a manager has few subordinates, a narrow span of management exists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Accountability is the power within an organization to accomplish an assigned job or task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The degree of centralization of an organization is based on the

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A)   degree of departmentalization.
B)   level of bureaucracy.
C)   organization chart.
D)   delegation of authority.
E)   degree of job specialization.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

The human resources department of Baxter International distributes an employee manual that includes a thorough description of the responsibilities of each position within the firm.This helps to decrease line-staff conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mark Stanford is the vice president of the northwest division of his company.Mark's company is departmentalized by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   area
B)   product
C)   function
D)   location
E)   customerF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Select a local organization and discuss the basis on which it is organized.

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One local organization that I can discus...

Question 11

Citibank has one group of loan officers who handle consumer loans and another group who work in the commercial loan area.Grouping work units this way is known as departmentalization by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   function
B)   customer
C)   product
D)   specialty
E)   locationF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Sherry, a sales representative, is placed in a group with an engineer from operations, a human resource specialist, and a financial manager to develop new uses for one of the company's existing products in order to increase sales.This group is a _____.

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A)   standing committee
B)   task force
C)   bureaucracy
D)   cross-functional team
E)   multifaceted work groupF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Cross-functional teams are not very effective structures to use when developing a new product or service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a disadvantage of departmentalization by function?

Accepted Answer

A)   Supervision is very difficult because workers are involved in different types of activities.
B)   This method tends to emphasize the department rather than the organization as a whole.
C)   It causes duplication of the same specialized activities throughout the organization.
D)   This method requires an extremely large administrative staff.
E)   Coordination is very complex because of the way job duties are distributed.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Personal rather than formal relationships among employees are associated with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   span of management
B)   chain of command
C)   informal organization
D)   bureaucratic structure
E)   grapevineF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Dana is assigned to create a training program for newly hired mortgage loan officers.She has the ____ to complete this assignment.

Accepted Answer

A)   authority
B)   delegation
C)   network
D)   responsibility
E)   accountabilityF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Most large organizations use

Accepted Answer

A)   departmentalization by product.
B)   departmentalization by location.
C)   departmentalization by customer.
D)   a combination of departmentalization bases.
E)   no departmentalization.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Delegation is the act of distributing work and power to subordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Joel Green has been working at The Bicycle Superstore for about two weeks.This morning he noticed that the store's inventory on bicycle tire repair kits is out, but he is unsure of whom he should report to for approval to place an order for more kits.Joel is unclear about the

Accepted Answer

A)   chain of command.
B)   degree of specialization.
C)   level of authority.
D)   span of management.
E)   nature and degree of departmentalization.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Grouping the United States into the Northeast Region, the Northwest Region, the Southeast Region, and the Southwest Region would be departmentalization by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   location
B)   customer
C)   function
D)   product
E)   taskF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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The human resources department of Baxter International distributes an employee manual that includes a thorough description of the responsibilities of each position within the firm.This helps to decrease line-staff conflicts.

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Departmentalization by location allows an organization to readily respond to the unique demands of each geographic area.

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Cross-functional teams are not very effective structures to use when developing a new product or service.

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of departmentalization by function?

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Joel Green has been working at The Bicycle Superstore for about two weeks.This morning he noticed that the store's inventory on bicycle tire repair kits is out, but he is unsure of whom he should report to for approval to place an order for more kits.Joel is unclear about the

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When authority is concentrated at the top level of management, the organization is said to be decentralized.

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Delegation is the act of distributing work and power to subordinates.

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When a manager has few subordinates, a narrow span of management exists.

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Citibank has one group of loan officers who handle consumer loans and another group who work in the commercial loan area.Grouping work units this way is known as departmentalization by _____.

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Most large organizations use

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Select a local organization and discuss the basis on which it is organized.

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Sherry, a sales representative, is placed in a group with an engineer from operations, a human resource specialist, and a financial manager to develop new uses for one of the company's existing products in order to increase sales.This group is a _____.

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Mark Stanford is the vice president of the northwest division of his company.Mark's company is departmentalized by _____.

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Personal rather than formal relationships among employees are associated with _____.

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Arthur Fry, an employee at 3M, combined an innovative idea and the 3M facilities at his disposal to develop Post-It Notes.Fry is an example of an _____.

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Grouping the United States into the Northeast Region, the Northwest Region, the Southeast Region, and the Southwest Region would be departmentalization by _____.

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Why is job specialization needed?

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Dana is assigned to create a training program for newly hired mortgage loan officers.She has the ____ to complete this assignment.

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The degree of centralization of an organization is based on the

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Accountability is the power within an organization to accomplish an assigned job or task.

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