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authority |
A basic difference between line managers and staff managers is that line managers have ___ which staff managers rarely have. |
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task force |
A committee created to investigate a major problem or pending decision is called a(n) |
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employees have to report to more than one supervisor, which can cause confusion about who is in charge of certain situations |
A disadvantage of the matrix structure is that |
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narrow span of control |
A manager with few subordinates is said to have a |
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few new problems are expected to arise |
A span of control may be wide when |
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knows the person who delegates remains accountable for the work |
Ann delegated work to an employee who mismanaged public funds. Ann, rather than the employee, was reprimanded for this mismanagement. Ann is now reluctant to delegate because she |
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task force |
Executives from several departments at Ford Motor Company were brought together recently to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of acquiring Jaguar. This type of committee is known as a(n) |
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departmentalization |
Grouping jobs into manageable units according to some reasonable scheme is known as |
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flat organizational height and a wide span of control |
In an organization with a ____, a manager is most likely to spend considerable time supervising and working with employees. |
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a combination of departmentalization bases |
Most large organizations use |
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informal organization |
Personal rather than formal relationships among employees are known as the |
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line |
The ____ structure is considered the simplest and the oldest form of organizational structure. |
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delegation of authority |
The degree of centralization of an organization is based on the |
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decentralize the organization |
The more complex and uncertain a company’s environment, the more likely it is that the company will |
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the span of management |
The number of workers who report directly to one manager is called |
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False |
A highly centralized organization usually means that lower-level employees have the opportunity to make decisions regarding the best way to accomplish their assigned tasks. |
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False |
An informal organization can be shown on a formal organization chart. |
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False |
Corporate culture has little real influence on the performance of a firm. |
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False |
Staff managers are part of the chain of command of an organization. |
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True |
The inner rites, rituals, heroes, and values of a firm make up its corporate culture. |
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