Question 1.At which of Alfred Chandler’s four stages of structural development does product diversification occur?

 Student Answer: Stage 1 

   Stage 2 

  Stage 3 

  Stage 4 

Question 2.At which of Alfred Chandler’s four stages of structural development does high product demand cause a crisis for a company?

 Student Answer: Stage 1 

  Stage 2 

   Stage 3 

  Stage 4 

Question 3.The organizing function includes all of the following activities EXCEPT

 Student Answer: job design 

  departmentalization 

  specification 

   funding 

Question 4.Jim is the owner of a fried chicken restaurant chain that has more than 10 franchised locations in the Northeast. Which type of departmentalization MOST applies to Jim’s company?

 Student Answer:      geographic region 

  function 

  strategic business unit 

  matrix 

Question 5.Geographic area departmentalization is also known as _______ departmentalization.

 Student Answer:      parallel 

  differentiated 

  region-specific 

  territorial 

Question 6.Employees at the Richards Group thrive because they __.

 Student Answer:      sit in interdisciplinary clusters 

  make their own schedules 

  each have their own office 

  are grouped by department, with people of the same job title 

Question 7.Geroila Pharmaceuticals has a plethora of rules and procedures, formal relationships between workers, and a fairly inflexible method of operation. What kind of an organization is Geroila?

 Student Answer: decentralized 

  organic 

  process production 

   mechanistic 

Question 8.The five coordinated flows of production are authority, decision process, ideology, ___, and ____.

 Student Answer:  strategy; information 

  work material; strategy 

  work material; promotion 

   information; work material 

Question 9.A manager’s span of control refers to

 Student Answer:  how many subordinates she oversees 

  what departments she supervises 

  what expertise she brings to her position 

  how long she has held her current position 

Question 10.Brenda is an electrician with Bright Light Home and Business. Into which category of job does she best fit?

 Student Answer:  semiskilled blue collar 

   skilled blue collar 

  semiprofessional 

  professional 

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