Tuesday, 4 June 2019

What type of organizational structure promotes specialization of labor and allows rapid decision making?


76) What type of organizational structure promotes specialization of labor and allows rapid decision making?
A) Divisional structure by product
B) Functional structure
C) Divisional structure by customer
D) Strategic business unit
E) Matrix structure
Answer:  B
Diff: 3    Page Ref: 221
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure


77) Which organizational structure is the most widely used?
A) Departmental
B) Strategic business unit
C) Functional
D) Decentralized
E) Matrix
Answer:  C
Diff: 2    Page Ref: 221-222
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure
78) Medium-sized firms tend to use which type of structure?
A) Divisional
B) Matrix
C) SBU
D) Functional
E) Centralized
Answer:  A
Diff: 2    Page Ref: 220
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure

79) What is NOT one of the basic ways a divisional structure can be organized?
A) By geographic area
B) By product
C) By customer
D) By process
E) By cost
Answer:  E
Diff: 3    Page Ref: 221
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure

80) A divisional structure by product is most effective when
A) special emphasis needs to be placed on specific products.
B) an organization offers few products.
C) an organization's products or services differ substantially.
D) special emphasis needs to be placed on specific services.
E) all of the above
Answer:  E
Diff: 3    Page Ref: 224
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure
81) How would Hershey's current divisional structure most likely be classified?
A) By geographic area
B) By product
C) By service
D) By customer
E) By process
Answer:  A
Diff: 2    Page Ref: 223
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure
82) A divisional structure by geographic area is most appropriate when
A) organizations have similar branch facilities located in widely dispersed areas.
B) an organization offers only a limited number of products or services.
C) consumption patterns for its products and/or services are the same worldwide.
D) the company's customers in different geographic locations have similar needs and characteristics.
E) the firm serves one geographic area.
Answer:  A
Diff: 1    Page Ref: 223
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure

83) What is the best divisional structure when a few major customers are of paramount importance and many different services are provided to these customers?
A) By geographic area
B) By customer
C) By product
D) By process
E) By cost
Answer:  B
Diff: 3    Page Ref: 224
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure


84) Which organizational structure has the disadvantage of ambiguous roles for senior executives?
A) Functional
B) Divisional
C) Strategic business unit
D) Matrix
E) Process
Answer:  C
Diff: 2    Page Ref: 225
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure

85) What is the most complex form of organizational structure?
A) Divisional
B) SBU
C) Matrix
D) Functional
E) Geographic
Answer:  C
Diff: 2    Page Ref: 227
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure
86) When developing an organizational chart, you should
A) recommend dual titles for executives.
B) use the title "president" for the top person.
C) make sure that the chief financial officer is not at the same level as the chief operating officer.
D) have division presidents report to a chief operating officer.
E) have the controller or treasurer report directly to the president.
Answer:  D
Diff: 2    Page Ref: 227-228
Objective:  7.03 Explain why organizational structure is so important in strategy implementation.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure

87) Restructuring is also referred to as
A) reengineering.
B) delayering.
C) diversifying.
D) upsizing.
E) integrating.
Answer:  B
Diff: 1    Page Ref: 230
Objective:  7.04 Compare and contrast restructuring and reengineering.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure
88) Which term is primarily concerned with shareholder well-being rather than employee well-being?
A) Benchmarking
B) Reengineering
C) Product redesign
D) Process management
E) Restructuring
Answer:  E
Diff: 2    Page Ref: 230
Objective:  7.04 Compare and contrast restructuring and reengineering.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure

89) Which of these involves comparing a firm against the best firms in the industry on a wide variety of performance-related criteria?
A) Restructuring
B) Process redesign
C) Reengineering
D) Delayering
E) Benchmarking
Answer:  E
Diff: 2    Page Ref: 230
Objective:  7.04 Compare and contrast restructuring and reengineering.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure
90) The primary benefit sought from restructuring is
A) employee involvement.
B) cost reduction.
C) increased morale.
D) increased number of hierarchical levels in the organization.
E) increased innovation.
Answer:  B
Diff: 1    Page Ref: 230
Objective:  7.04 Compare and contrast restructuring and reengineering.
Learning Outcome:  Compare and contrast approaches to organizational structure

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