Chapter 8 Quiz Answers PDF

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Quiz 8 questions and correct answers for Dr. Irby...

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CHAPTER 8 QUIZ 1. With a hollow structure, the organization a. has a central core of key functions & outsources others to vendors who are less expensive or faster. 2. Routine tasks & paperwork, as well as jobs that help your subordinates grow, are a. tasks that a manager should delegate, according to Odette Pollar. 3. Organizational design is concerned with an organization developing a. optimal structures of accountability & responsibility to execute its strategies. 4. Organizations that are formed to offer services to clients & not make a profit are ____, whereas, ________ are those organizations that are formed to make money, or profits, by offering products or services. a. nonprofit organizations; for-profit organizations 5. _____ are the two kinds of spans of control. a. NARROW & WIDE 6. __________ is also known as division of labor. a. WORK SPECIALIZATION 7. A hierarchy of authority is ____. Most military organizations are known for having a strong hierarchy of authority. a. a control mechanism for making sure right people do the right things at the right time 8. Rites & rituals are ____. For example, employees of New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado, get a free brewery-hopping trip to Belgium after being employed by the company for five years. a. the activities & ceremonies that celebrate important occasions & accomplishments in the organization's life 9. The more subunits into which an organization breaks down, the a. more highly differentiated it becomes. 10. Employees & customers are treated like a family at Bayou Seafood Café. Paul & Betsey, the owners, work to encourage unity to increase their employees' job satisfaction & commitment. At their café, Paul & Betsey have built a(n) a. CLAN CULTURE...