Org structure
The number of employees who report to one manager is referred to as the managers' ____ of control (or management).
What is span?
This human need is the most difficult to achieve, which is why it forms the tippy top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
What is self-actualization?
_____ is the act of influencing people to work toward a common goal
What is leading
Consumers like to have a lot of choice. However, for each product ____ that is added, the manufacturing process gets more complex.
What is line?
A job post usually has a job description, which explains the elements of the job, and job _____, which explain the qualifications candidates must have.
What is/are specification(s)?
A line structure is best for smaller organizations while a line and staff structure is best for ____ organizations.
Frederick Taylor's work led to the emergence of scientific management, which is the application of scientific principles to the ____ of work and workers
What is management?
A capital intensive process uses a lot of labor from machines instead of humans. This type of process is usually more ____ early on, with lower ongoing operating costs.
What is more expensive?
This term describes the average level of output per worker.
What is productivity?
There are many types of resources for a business uses, but the ____ resources are the most important.
Location, product, function, and customer are common bases for a firm's _______.
What is departmentalization?
Today approximately 86% percent of American workers are employed in ___ industries
What is service?
The _____ department is responsible for ensuring that required materials are available when they are needed, in the proper amounts, and at minimum cost.
What is purchasing?
If you produce the same product over a long period of time, you are using a ____ process. This is compared to an intermittent process or flexible manufacturing process, which is more adaptable.
What is a continuous process?
Gathering information about applicants for a position and choosing the most appropriate applicant is called _______.
What is selection?
The chain of _______ is the line of authority that extends from the highest to the lowest levels of the organization.
What is command?
A corporate ____ is defined as the inner rituals, traditions, processes, and values of a firm.
What is culture?
The _____-_____ process is when managers identify an opportunity, they generate alternatives to pursue the opportunity, select one of them, implement it, and then evaluate the results.
What is decision making?
The amount of products or services an organization can produce in a given time is known as _______
What is capacity?
What is compensation?
Legal services and public affairs are _______ types of jobs, so they do not fit directly into the chain of command.
What is advisory?
An informal communications network within an organization is known as a _______
What is grapevine?
The degree to which input resources are physically changed by the conversion process is referred to as the _______ of _____.
What is the magnitude of change?
Jamie works in inventory management. She is concerned about the costs of storing extra inventory due to supply-chain disruptions caused by the pandemic. These are called _______ costs.
What is holding?
Paid time off, health insurance, and retirement savings are examples of employer _____.
What are benefits?