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Toshsung manufactures high-end technology products to consumers. Leadership has noticed the company is losing a lot of business due to an influx of more economical options from its competitors. As a result, Toshsung is exploring the addition of a budget-friendly product line. Which form of organizational change does this best represent?
What is Strategy?
Shinetime Manufacturing has spent the year eliminating numerous mid-level managers, supervisors, and team leads. The company has most likely committed to which form of organizational change?
What is Structure?
DOA Pharmaceuticals is moving from an assembly line production system to one that utilizes separate processing rooms. This will enable the company to save money on production compared to its competitors. Which form of organizational change does this best represent?
What is Technology?
Brakefast Company believes in working while saving the environment. The company asks its employees to sign documents digitally rather than using hard copies. Brakefast is socializing its culture by using
What is Symbols?
Team Rec, Inc. holds an annual employee recognition party for its employees. Which form of culture socialization does this best represent?
What is Rites and Rituals?
Napier Company provides technology solutions to small, independently owned businesses in the Midwest. By sharing this mission with its employees, Napier can positively impact which aspect of its culture?
What is Goal Understanding?
Timir is hired to work at as a manager for Flaxon Corporation. He is responsible for providing daily reports on his team's performance to his manager. This best represents the concept of
What is Accountability?
Channa has been employed by Overwatched Games for the past year and is required to accurately perform inventory counts and other duties as requested by her manager. This best represents the concept of
What is Responsibility?
Aja is a manager with JXL Company. Aja knows that he is empowered to make decisions regarding hiring and terminations for employees working on his team. This best represents the concept of
What is Authority?
Krayt Logistics doubles its workforce each year for the holiday rush. To simplify its training process, the company hires individuals to work on specific tasks like receiving, packaging, shipping, and invoicing. This example describes the concept of
What is Work Specialization?
Toppling Waters creates bottled water for consumption across the country. Senior leadership knows that different parts of the country have different water conditions, so they allow their regional directors to decide on their water sources and purification techniques. Toppling Waters is an example of a company using a ________ authority.
What is Decentralized?
Tenor Instruments is a small company that creates handcrafted musical instruments. The company hires specialists who are each responsible for creating a different part of the instruments. This example illustrates the concept of
What is Division of Labor?
Pendleton Company has a small marketing department made up of remote employees. The marketing manager works from the corporate headquarters and the remote employees report directly to him. This example represents a ________ span of control.
What is Narrow?
Windy is a manager with Olly's Plastic Tote Company. Each morning he comes in and writes a list of tasks for each of his direct reports to complete that day. This best describes the concepts of
What is Delegation?
The senior leadership team at Brigsby's Clock Emporium prefers to make all important decisions regarding the company's operations. Brigsby's is most likely using a ________ authority.
What is Centralized?
Chi has successfully completed some mandatory training required by her employer. She knows she will be recognized and rewarded in the same manner as her coworkers who have gone through the same training. This can be classified under which effect of an organization's culture?
What is Social-System Stability?
In an effort to simplify the organizational structure at Stamper Oil, the CEO makes the decision to separate the organizations into small groups based on their responsibilities. The new groups include operations, billing, shipping, and purchasing. This best demonstrates the concept of
What is Departmentalization?
Preston is responsible for leading the process of departmentalization at Dotty's Dumpling Shop. The owner asks him to use a principal means of departmentalization. He should departmentalize by
What is Function?
Which category is not one of the four divisional structure groupings?
What is Occupational Specialty?
Against the Grain Bread Company chooses to group the organization by divisions located in the eastern and western United States, Canada, and Mexico to enable staff to better serve their customers. Which divisional structure does Against the Grain most likely utilize?
What is Geographic?
Fox Valley Communications utilizes a structure where the functional departments like payroll and shipping report to the CEO. The Fox Valley product line departments like cellular and television also report directly to the CEO. Fox Valley is most likely utilizing a(n)
What is Hybrid Structure?
Neo Speaker Company has functional teams that report up to CEO. The product management team also directs different specialists from these functional teams on various projects throughout the year. Which structure best describes the one used by Neo Speaker?
What is Matrix?
Channel Sales Company wants to review its market for new product opportunities and potential threats to the company. The Board asks for volunteers to form a team to analyze the market and provide feedback at the next quarterly meeting. The team that the Board created can best be described as a(n) ________ team.
What is Advice?
Fit-Now Athletics is planning to move out of the personal training arena and is ready to begin manufacturing its new exercise cross-trainer equipment. Which type of team would be most appropriate for this new endeavor?
What is Production?
ATS Company outsources pieces of its product to vendors. ATS can best be described as utilizing a ________ structure.
What is Modular?