Question 1

When an organisation uses _________ production, machines constantly make the product and employees monitor the machines and plan changes.

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Question 2

A(n) ___________ is a permanent task force created to address specific problems or recurring needs.

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Question 3

Match each scenario with the type of production that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Workers in an assembly line put pickles in cans.
b.A power station produces electricity for a city.
c.A craftsman makes custom jewellery to order.
-Continuous

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Continuous reinforcement involves reinforcing every response, meaning that every time the desired behavior occurs, it is immediately reinforced.

Answer: D
 Fixed ratio reinforcement involves reinforcing after a fixed number of responses. For example, a rat may receive a food pellet after every 10 lever presses.

Question 4

Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Shah's organisation consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
b.In Niresh's organisation, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
c.One of the most stressful things about Elize's job is that her two bosses - her functional manager and her project manager - often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
d.Marinda's organisation is actually a collection of autonomous organisations.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various organisations to which she contracts out her organisational functions.
e.Tshepo just founded a new organisation and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the organisation.
f.The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
g.As Thea's company grows, she increases the division of labour, standardisation of work procedures and written rules in order to manage the increasing number of employees more effectively.
-Lattice structure

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Question 5

Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Shah's organisation consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
b.In Niresh's organisation, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
c.One of the most stressful things about Elize's job is that her two bosses - her functional manager and her project manager - often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
d.Marinda's organisation is actually a collection of autonomous organisations.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various organisations to which she contracts out her organisational functions.
e.Tshepo just founded a new organisation and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the organisation.
f.The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
g.As Thea's company grows, she increases the division of labour, standardisation of work procedures and written rules in order to manage the increasing number of employees more effectively.
-Bureaucratic structure

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Question 6

Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Shah's organisation consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
b.In Niresh's organisation, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
c.One of the most stressful things about Elize's job is that her two bosses - her functional manager and her project manager - often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
d.Marinda's organisation is actually a collection of autonomous organisations.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various organisations to which she contracts out her organisational functions.
e.Tshepo just founded a new organisation and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the organisation.
f.The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
g.As Thea's company grows, she increases the division of labour, standardisation of work procedures and written rules in order to manage the increasing number of employees more effectively.
-Team-based structure

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Question 7

Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Shah's organisation consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
b.In Niresh's organisation, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
c.One of the most stressful things about Elize's job is that her two bosses - her functional manager and her project manager - often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
d.Marinda's organisation is actually a collection of autonomous organisations.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various organisations to which she contracts out her organisational functions.
e.Tshepo just founded a new organisation and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the organisation.
f.The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
g.As Thea's company grows, she increases the division of labour, standardisation of work procedures and written rules in order to manage the increasing number of employees more effectively.
-Functional structure

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Question 8

_________ structure groups people with the same skills, or who use similar tools or work processes, together into departments.

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Question 9

When an organisation uses _________ production, it produces in small batches or makes one-of-a-kind custom products.

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Question 10

Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Shah's organisation consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
b.In Niresh's organisation, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
c.One of the most stressful things about Elize's job is that her two bosses - her functional manager and her project manager - often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
d.Marinda's organisation is actually a collection of autonomous organisations.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various organisations to which she contracts out her organisational functions.
e.Tshepo just founded a new organisation and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the organisation.
f.The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
g.As Thea's company grows, she increases the division of labour, standardisation of work procedures and written rules in order to manage the increasing number of employees more effectively.
-Pre-bureaucratic structure

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Question 11

Match each scenario with the type of production that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Workers in an assembly line put pickles in cans.
b.A power station produces electricity for a city.
c.A craftsman makes custom jewellery to order.
-Mass

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Question 12

Match each scenario with the type of production that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Workers in an assembly line put pickles in cans.
b.A power station produces electricity for a city.
c.A craftsman makes custom jewellery to order.
-Unit

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Question 13

Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Shah's organisation consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
b.In Niresh's organisation, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
c.One of the most stressful things about Elize's job is that her two bosses - her functional manager and her project manager - often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
d.Marinda's organisation is actually a collection of autonomous organisations.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various organisations to which she contracts out her organisational functions.
e.Tshepo just founded a new organisation and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the organisation.
f.The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
g.As Thea's company grows, she increases the division of labour, standardisation of work procedures and written rules in order to manage the increasing number of employees more effectively.
-Network organisation

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Question 14

_________ structure refers to smaller organisations with low standardisation, total centralisation and mostly one-on-one communication.

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Question 15

A(n) ____________ is a group of people whose shared expertise and interest in a joint enterprise informally binds them together.

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Question 16

An organisational ___________ shows all the people, positions, reporting relationships and lines of formal communication in the organisation.

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Question 17

____________________ of ____________________ refers to the way the organisation's work is separated into different jobs to be done by different people.

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Question 18

____________________ is the transfer to others of authority to make decisions and use organisational resources.

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Question 19

____________________ means decision making occurs throughout the organisational hierarchy.

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Question 20

Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Shah's organisation consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
b.In Niresh's organisation, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
c.One of the most stressful things about Elize's job is that her two bosses - her functional manager and her project manager - often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
d.Marinda's organisation is actually a collection of autonomous organisations.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various organisations to which she contracts out her organisational functions.
e.Tshepo just founded a new organisation and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the organisation.
f.The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
g.As Thea's company grows, she increases the division of labour, standardisation of work procedures and written rules in order to manage the increasing number of employees more effectively.
-Matrix structure

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Quiz 14: Organisation Structure and Design

When an organisation uses _________ production, machines constantly make the product and employees monitor the machines and plan changes.

A(n) ___________ is a permanent task force created to address specific problems or recurring needs.

Match each scenario with the type of production that it most clearly illustrates. a.Workers in an assembly line put pickles in cans. b.A power station produces electricity for a city. c.A craftsman makes custom jewellery to order. -Continuous

_________ structure groups people with the same skills, or who use similar tools or work processes, together into departments.

When an organisation uses _________ production, it produces in small batches or makes one-of-a-kind custom products.

Match each scenario with the type of production that it most clearly illustrates. a.Workers in an assembly line put pickles in cans. b.A power station produces electricity for a city. c.A craftsman makes custom jewellery to order. -Mass

Match each scenario with the type of production that it most clearly illustrates. a.Workers in an assembly line put pickles in cans. b.A power station produces electricity for a city. c.A craftsman makes custom jewellery to order. -Unit

_________ structure refers to smaller organisations with low standardisation, total centralisation and mostly one-on-one communication.

A(n) ____________ is a group of people whose shared expertise and interest in a joint enterprise informally binds them together.

An organisational ___________ shows all the people, positions, reporting relationships and lines of formal communication in the organisation.

of refers to the way the organisation's work is separated into different jobs to be done by different people.

____________________ is the transfer to others of authority to make decisions and use organisational resources.

____________________ means decision making occurs throughout the organisational hierarchy.