Week 1 Study Guide
LDR/531 Final Examination Study Guide
This study guide will prepare you for the Final Examination you will complete in Week Six. It contains practice questions, which are related to each week’s objectives. In addition, refer to each week’s readings and your student guide as study references for the Final Examination.
Week One: Organizational Structure
Objective: Summarize the impact of structure on an organization.
1. The more that lower-level personnel provide input or are actually given the discretion to make decisions, the more _____ there is within an organization.
a. centralization b. work specialization c. departmentalization d. decentralization
2. The _____ is a structure characterized by extensive departmentalization, high formalization, a limited information network, and centralization.
a. mechanistic model b. organic model c. adhocracy d. simple structure
3. What is a small, core organization that outsources major business functions?
a. Virtual b. Boundary-less c. Matrix d. Simple
4. What is the structure that creates dual lines of authority?
a. Bureaucracy b. Matrix structure c. Virtual organization d. Simple structure
5. What is the key component underlying bureaucracies?
a. Flexibility b. Standardization c. Dual lines of authority d. Wide span of control
6. In an organization that has high centralization,
a. the corporate headquarters is located centrally to branch offices b. all top level officials are located within the same geographic area c. new employees have a great deal of legitimate authority d. top managers make all the decisions and lower level managers merely carry out directions
Objective: Explain how organizational behavior (OB) theories shape management purpose, positions, and essential skills.
7. Which behavioral science discipline is most focused on understanding individual behavior?
a. Sociology b. Psychology c. Anthropology d. Organizational behavior
This study guide will prepare you for the Final Examination you will complete in Week Six. It contains practice questions, which are related to each week’s objectives. In addition, refer to each week’s readings and your student guide as study references for the Final Examination.
Week One: Organizational Structure
Objective: Summarize the impact of structure on an organization.
1. The more that lower-level personnel provide input or are actually given the discretion to make decisions, the more _____ there is within an organization.
a. centralization b. work specialization c. departmentalization d. decentralization
2. The _____ is a structure characterized by extensive departmentalization, high formalization, a limited information network, and centralization.
a. mechanistic model b. organic model c. adhocracy d. simple structure
3. What is a small, core organization that outsources major business functions?
a. Virtual b. Boundary-less c. Matrix d. Simple
4. What is the structure that creates dual lines of authority?
a. Bureaucracy b. Matrix structure c. Virtual organization d. Simple structure
5. What is the key component underlying bureaucracies?
a. Flexibility b. Standardization c. Dual lines of authority d. Wide span of control
6. In an organization that has high centralization,
a. the corporate headquarters is located centrally to branch offices b. all top level officials are located within the same geographic area c. new employees have a great deal of legitimate authority d. top managers make all the decisions and lower level managers merely carry out directions
Objective: Explain how organizational behavior (OB) theories shape management purpose, positions, and essential skills.
7. Which behavioral science discipline is most focused on understanding individual behavior?
a. Sociology b. Psychology c. Anthropology d. Organizational behavior