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This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about organizational structure concepts like outsourcing, departmentalization, reengineering, matrix structure, and informal vs formal organization. The questions test understanding of key terms and how they relate to organizational design and management.

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Question 6

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about organizational structure concepts like outsourcing, departmentalization, reengineering, matrix structure, and informal vs formal organization. The questions test understanding of key terms and how they relate to organizational design and management.

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Question 1

Under a typical outsourcing arrangement, the company lays off many full-time,
permanent workers and replaces them with full-time, temporary workers
Response: True

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Question 2
In a professional bureaucracy, skills are standardized to increase coordination among
the workers
Response: True

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Question 3
The two major purposes of flat organization structure are to hasten decision-making
and improve customer service
Response: True

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Question 4
The organization structure best suited to gaining the advantage of specialization is
_____ departmentalization
Response: functional

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Question 5
A major goal of reengineering is to eliminate wasted steps in performing a task
Response: True

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Question 6
A flat organization structure
Response: has relatively few layers.
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Question 7
In practice, the distinctions between line groups and staff groups are not always clear-
cut
Response: True

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Question 8
Functional departmentalization is reflected in an organization that organizes work
according to the type of product or service offered to the public
Response: True

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Question 9
You know you are a virtual (or homesourcing) agent when you
Response: perform call center duties out of your home.

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Question 10
Jack and Jill, two executives in a toy company, are part of two in a box when they
Response: share the position of CEO

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Question 11
The organizational practice of offshoring contributes to the globalization of business
Response: True

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Question 12
An organic organization structure, in contrast to a mechanistic one, is
Response: more flexible

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Question 13
The rules and regulations governing the activities of workers are part of the formal
organization structure.
Response: True

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Question 14
A major contributing factor to the problems associated with a matrix organization is
Response: dual reporting relationships.

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Question 15
The informal organization structure is a
Response: set of unofficial working relationships

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Question 16
When a company uses outsourcing,
Response: certain activities are assigned to other companies.

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Question 17
An informal organization structure carefully describes who reports to whom, and
provides relatively complete job descriptions
Response: True

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Question 18
_____ is the arrangement of people and tasks to accomplish organizational goals
Response: organization structure

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Question 19
Three major divisions of Microsoft Corporation are labeled (a) platform products &
services, (b) business, and (c) entertainment & devices. This arrangement of the
divisions is best described as _____
Response: product and service departmentalization

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Question 20
During the life of the matrix organization, each project manager has full responsibility
for the members of his or her project group
Response: True

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