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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe best definition of a firm's organizational structure isit shows exactly what job everyone doesit shows a plan of the offices and factoryit shows the management structure & responsibilities
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is delegation?Giving authority to junior managers to do a particular taskPassing down full responsibility to subordinatesOrdering workers to do certain jobsKeeping full control with senior managers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAn advantage of delegation isworkers have less work to domanagers can concentrate on more important tasksmanagers lose some of their responsibilitiesmanagers can control subordinates more closely
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOne of the disadvantages of delegation is thatworkers are given more authoritythere is less control over the work done by staffmanagers have more work to doworkers may gain job enrichment
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe chain of command in an organisation isthe link that exists between different departmentsthe method of communication used in the organisationthe line of authority flowing down the organisation
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe span of control can be defined asthe number of subordinates directly controled by one managerthe number of departments in a businessthe number of managers who report directly to each workerthe number of levels in a firm's hierarchy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceOne of the benefits of wider spans of control is thatdelegation is wanted as many people are heard by the managerit will lead to a long chain of commandthere will be more managers in the organisation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen businesses "delayer" their organisational structure then the span of control willfall and the chain of command will lengthenincrease and the chain of command will shortenfall and the chain of command will be shorterincrease and the chain of command will be longer
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not an example of a functional department in a business?FinanceMarketingInformation TechnologyProduction
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAn advantage of a short chain of command is thatthe company will gain unlimited liabilitymanagers will have greater bonusesfringe benefits will become more commoncommunication between managers and staff will improve
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn what type of leadership style do managers take all decisions?Autocratic leadershipDemocratic leadershipLaissez-faire leadershipCentralised leadership
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