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3rdgrade
Terminology for understanding organizational structures
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which term describes refers to the official rights of a line manager to give orders and instructions to his/her subordinates in the organization to get things done?
Authority
Decentralization
Bureaucracy
Centralization
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to administrative systems within an organization?
Centralization
Chain of command
Flat structure
Bureaucracy
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to the situation in organizations where decision-making is predominantly made by a small group of senior managers at the top of the organizational hierarchy?
Centralization
Decentralization
Delegation
De-layering
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to the formal lines of authority in an organization?
Delegation
Hierarchical structures
Organizational structure
Chain of command
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to the situation in organizations where decision-making authority is delegated throughout the firm?
Decentralization
De-layering
Responsibility
Flat structure
- 6. Multiple Choice
What occurs when an organization removes one or more layers in its hierarchical structure?
Decentralization
De-layering
Delegation
Demarcation
- 7. Multiple Choice
What occurs when a line manager entrusts and empowers a subordinate with authority to successfully complete a particular task?
Decentralization
Centralization
De-layering
Delegation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to an organization with only a few levels in the organizational structure?
Levels of hierarchy
Span of control
Flat structure
Tall structure
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which term is used to show where each worker fits within an organization?
Hierarchical structures
Delegation
Accountability
Responsibility
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to the number of layers of formal authority in an organization?
Delegation
Levels of hierarchy
Organizational chart
Empowerment
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to a diagrammatic representation of an organization’s formal organizational structure?
Organizational chart
Authority
Span of control
Delegation
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to the interrelationships and hierarchical arrangements within a business?
Responsibility
Span of control
Organizational structure
Decentralization
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which term refers the duties and obligation assigned to a person in the organization?
Span of control
Responsibility
Authority
Delegation
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to how many workers are directly accountable to a particular line manager?
Delegation
Empowerment
Span of control
Authority
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to firms with many levels of hierarchy?
De-layering
Tall structure
Centralization
Flat structure
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