罗宾斯《管理学》第九版题库10.docx

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罗宾斯《管理学》第九版题库10

Chapter10–OrganizationalStructureandDesign

True/FalseQuestions

AMANAGER’SDILEMMA

1.Accordingtotheboxedfeature,“AManager’sDilemma,”Nokiawasonceinvolvedinindustriesrangingfrompapertochemicalsandrubber.

True（moderate）

2.Accordingtotheboxedfeature,“AManager’sDilemma,”Nokiahasbeencompetinginthetelecommunicationsindustrysince1965.

False（moderate）

DEFININGORGANIZATIONALSTRUCTURE

3.Organizationaldesignistheorganization'sformalframeworkbywhichjobtasksaredivided,grouped,andcoordinated.

False（difficult）

4.TheconceptofworkspecializationcanbetracedbackacoupleofcenturiestoAdamSmith'sdiscussionofdivisionoflabor.

True（moderate）

5.Thedegreetowhichtasksinanorganizationaredividedintoseparatejobsisdivisionoflabor.

True（moderate）

6.Historically,manyorganizationshavegroupedworkactionsbyfunctiondepartmentalization.

True（moderate）

7.Groupingjobsonthebasisofproductorcustomerflowistermedcustomerdepartmentalization.

False（moderate）

8.Geographicdepartmentalizationhasgreatlyincreasedinimportanceasaresultoftoday’scompetitivebusinessenvironment

False（moderate）

9.Agroupofindividualswhoareexpertsinvariousspecialtiesandwhoworktogetherisacross-functionalteam.

True（moderate）

10.Authorityistheindividual'scapacitytoinfluencedecisions.

False（difficult）

11.Authorityissynonymouswithresponsibility.

False（easy）

12.Responsibilityistherightsinherentinamanagerialposition.

False（easy）

13.Amanager'sspanofcontrolreferstothenumberofsubordinateswhocanbeeffectivelyandefficientlysupervised.

True（moderate）

14.Theclassicalviewofunityofcommandsuggeststhatsubordinatesshouldhaveonlyonesuperiortowhomtheyreport.

True（easy）

15.Thetrendinrecentyearshasbeentowardsmallerspansofcontrol.

False（easy）

16.Whendecisionstendtobemadeatlowerlevelsinanorganization,theorganizationissaidtobedecentralized.

True（moderate）

17.Decentralizationdescribesthedegreetowhichdecisionmakingisconcentratedatasinglepointintheorganization.

False（moderate）

18.Inthelast35years,therehasbeenatrendoforganizationsmovingtowardincreaseddecentralization.

True（easy）

19.Appropriateorganizationalstructuredependsonfourvariables:

theorganization'sstrategy,size,technology,anddegreeofenvironmentaluncertainty.

True（difficult）

20.Standardizationreferstothedegreetowhichjobswithintheorganizationarestandardizedandtheextenttowhichemployeebehaviorisguidedbyrulesandprocedures.

False（moderate）

ORGANIZATIONALDESIGNDECISIONS

21.Anorganicorganizationtendstobecharacterizedbyhighspecialization,extensivedepartmentalization,narrowspansofcontrol,highformalization,alimitedinformationnetwork,andlittleparticipationindecision-makingbylow-levelemployees.

False（moderate）

22.Anorganicorganizationwouldlikelybeveryflexible.

True（moderate）

23.Innovatorsneedtheefficiency,stability,andtightcontrolsofthemechanisticstructure.

False（easy）

24.Therelationshipbetweenorganizationalsizeandstructuretendstobelinear.

False（difficult）

25.JoanWoodwardattemptedtovieworganizationalstructurefromatechnologicalperspective.

True（moderate）

26.Woodwarddemonstratedthatorganizationalstructuresadaptedtotheirtechnology.

True（moderate）

27.Woodward'sfindingssupportthatthereis"onebestway"toorganizeamanufacturingfirm.

False（moderate）

28.Thestrengthofthefunctionalstructureisthatitfocusesonresults.

False（moderate）itisthestrengthofdivisionalstructure.

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29.Accordingtothetext,afunctionalstructurecreatesstrategicbusinessunits.

False（moderate）

COMMONORGANIZATIONALDESIGNS

30.Projectstructurestendtoberigidandinflexibleorganizationaldesigns.

False（easy）

MultipleChoice

AMANAGER’SDILEMMA

31.Accordingtothecompanyprofilein“AManager’sDilemma,”theorganizationalstructureofNokiaisbestdescribedas______________.

a.mechanistic

b.organic（moderate）

c.centralized

d.formalized

32.ThefactorcontributingthemosttoNokia’ssuccessinthemobilephoneindustryaccordingtothecompanyprofilein“AManager’sDilemma”is______________.

a.newproductdevelopment（moderate）

b.governmentsubsidies

c.nationaltradebarriers

d.weakcompetition

33.______________istheprocessofcreatinganorganization'sstructure.

a.Humanresourcemanagement

b.Leading

c.Organizing（moderate）

d.Planning

e.Departmentalization

DEFININGORGANIZATIONALSTRUCTURE

34.Accordingtothetext,a（n）______________istheformalframeworkbywhichjobtasksaredivided,grouped,andcoordinated.

a.missionstatement

b.environmentalscan

c.internalresourceanalys