Question : 62.A wider span of control possible if: A.employees manage themselves rather : 1243810

 

62.A wider span of control is possible if: 

A.employees manage themselves rather than being coordinated through close supervision.

B.the company has a high degree of formalization and operates in a complex environment.

C.the organization has few employees and a tall hierarchy.

D.the companies do not rely on self-directed teams.

E.very few people report directly to a manager.

63.Flatter organizational structures: 

A.tend to reduce overhead costs.

B.receive lower quality information from the external environment.

C.undermine employee empowerment and engagement.

D.receive less timely information from the external environment.

E.narrow the span of control for supervisors.

64.Candoo Ltd. will soon flatten its hierarchy by removing two of the five layers of management. If the number of employees in the organization remains constant, which of the following must also occur? 

A.It must adopt a matrix form of departmentalization.

B.It must widen the span of control.

C.It must rely more on direct supervision than on standardization to coordinate the resulting structure.

D.It must centralize decision making.

E.It must discourage employee empowerment.

65.Organizational and environmental complexities push organizations toward: 

A.formalization.

B.a more mechanistic structure.

C.decentralization.

D.a simple structure.

E.a narrow span of control.

66._____ is the degree to which organizations standardize behavior through rules, procedures, formal training, and related mechanisms. 

A.Departmentalization

B.Span of control

C.Formalization

D.Centralization

E.Division of labor

67.As organizations grow older, they tend to: 

A.become more formalized.

B.have a more centralized structure.

C.move toward a simple form of departmentalization.

D.shift from a mechanistic to an organic structure.

E.operate with a wide span of control and less standardization.

68.Formalization in organizational structures tends to: 

A.reduce organizational flexibility.

B.encourage organizational learning and creativity.

C.focus attention on the ultimate objectives of the organization.

D.reduce organizational flexibility, and make employees feel alienated and powerless.

E.decrease efficiency and compliance.

69.Span of control, centralization, and formalization together form a cluster around two broader organizational forms called: 

A.hierarchical and delayered structures.

B.networked and team-based structures.

C.geographic and product/client divisions.

D.organic and mechanistic structures.

E.diverse and integrated structures.

70.Mechanistic structures operate best: 

A.in stable environments.

B.where employees dislike hierarchy and status.

C.when there is horizontal rather than vertical communication flows.

D.where knowledge management is a competitive advantage to the organization.

E.where employees perform tasks with high variety and low analyzability.

71.An organic structure has: 

A.a narrow span of control.

B.centralized decision making.

C.little formalization.

D.vertical communication flows.

E.rigidly defined tasks.

 

 

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