group 10

Question 1

types or organizational structure

Answer 1

1. functional organization
2. product or market organization
3. matrix organization

Question 2

refers to the organization of a company by divisions (involving a certain product or customer).

Answer 2

Product or Market organization

Question 3

a form of departmentalization in which everyone is engaged in one functional activity (group into one unit).

Answer 3

Functional organization

Question 4

an organizational structure in which each employee reports to both a functional or decision manager and to a project or group manager.

Answer 4

Matrix organization

Question 5

Functional organization structures are very effective in __________, especially __________, where key activities revolve around well-defined skilss and areas of specialization.

Answer 5

1. smaller firms
2. single-business firms

Question 6

functional organization structure

Answer 6

general manager ~> project manager ~> employee

Question 7

Adavantages of Functional organization

Answer 7

1. Enhances efficiency and optimizes resource utilization.
2. Centralized Decision-Making,
3. Excellent communication and coordination5.ong employees.
4. Promotes high-quality technical problem-solving.
5. The organization is provided with in depth skill specialization and development.
6. Employees are provided with career progress within functional departments

Question 8

Disadavantages of Functional organization

Answer 8

1. Poor communication and coordination between
   departments.
2. Decision involving more than one department pile up.
3. Work specialization and division of labor are nonmotivating employee tasks.
4. Accountability Issues
5. Narrow organizational perspective
6. Limited general knowledge

Question 9

The product or market organization with its feature of operating by divisions, is “appropriate for a _______ with many product lines in several related industries.”

Answer 9

large corporation

Question 10

Advantages of product/market organization

Answer 10

1. Organization is flexible and responsive to change.
2. Provides a high concern for customer’s needs.
3. Provides excellent coordination across functional departments.
4. Easy pinpointing of responsibility for product problems.
5. There is an emphasis on overall product and division goals.
6. Provides an opportunity for the development of general management skills.

Question 11

Disadvantages of product/market organization

Answer 11

1. High possibility of duplication of resources across divisions.
2. Less technical depth and specialization in divisions.
3. Poor coordination across divisions,
4. Less top management control.
5. Competition for corporate resources.

Question 12

They defined that matrix organization “is a structure with two (or more) channels of command, two lines of budget authority, and two sources of performance and reward.”

Answer 12

Thompson and Strickland

Question 13

_________ declared that “the matrix structure was
designed to keep employees in a central pool and
allocate them to various projects in the firm according to the length of time they were needed.”

Answer 13

Higgins

Question 14

Advantages of Matrix Organization

Answer 14

1. More efficient use of resources than the divisional
   structure.
2. Flexibility and adaptability to changing environment.
3. Development of both general and functional management skills are present.
4. Interdisciplinary cooperation and any expertise is available to all divisions.
5. Enlarged tasks for employees which motivate
   them better.

Question 15

disadvantages of matrix organization

Answer 15

1. Frustration and confusion from dual chain of command.
2. High conflict between divisional and functional
   interests.
3. Many meetings and more discussion than action.
4. A need for human relations training for key employees and managers.
5. A tendency for power dominance by one side of the matrix.

Question 16

types of authority

Answer 16

1. Line authority
2. Staff authority
3. Functional authority

Question 17

a specialist’s right to oversee lower level personnel involved in that specialty, regardless of where the personnel are in the organization.

Answer 17

Functional authority

Question 18

a manager’s right to tell subordinates what to do and then see that they do it.

Answer 18

Line authority

Question 19

a staff specialist’s right to give advice to a superior.

Answer 19

Staff authority

Question 20

______________ perform tasks that reflect the
organization’s primary goal and mission. In a
construction firm, it is the department that negotiates and secures contracts for the firm.

Answer 20

Line departments

Question 21

It is also a line function.

Answer 21

construction division

Question 22

department that include all those that provide specialized skills in support of line departments.

Answer 22

Staff departments

Question 23

Example of staff departments

Answer 23

Examples of staff departments include those which perform strategic planning, labor relations, research, accounting, and personnel.

Question 24

Staff officers may be classified into 2

Answer 24

• Personal staff
• Specialized staff

Question 25

those individuals providing needed staff services for the whole organization.

Answer 25

Specialized staff

Question 26

those individuals assigned to a specific manager to provide needed staff services

Answer 26

Personal staff

Question 27

is one given to a person or a work group to make decisions related to their expertise even if these decisions concern other departments. This authority is given to most budget officers of organizations, as well as other officers.

Answer 27

Functional authority

Question 28

a formal group of people formed for a specific purpose.

Answer 28

committee

Question 29

As described by ________, the product planning committee is “often staffed by top executives from marketing, production, research, engineering, and finance, who work part-time to evaluate and approve product ideas.”

Answer 29

Millevo

Question 30

Committee are very useful, especially to _______ and _________

Answer 30

engineering and manufacturing firms.

Question 31

Committees may be classified as _____ and _____

Answer 31

Adhoc committee and Standing committee

Question 32

one created for a short-term purpose and have a limited life.

Answer 32

Ad hoc committee

Question 33

it is a relatively permanent committee that deals with issues on an ongoing basis.

Answer 33

Standing committee

Question 34

A committee may not work properly, however, if they are not correctly managed. As _______ suggests “it might be useful to set up some procedures to make the committee a more effective tool to accomplish our goals.

Answer 34

Delaney