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Job rotation is the systematic shifting of employees from one job to another.

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B) False

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Question 82

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A manager with few subordinates is said to have a

A) narrow span of control.
B) flat organizational structure.
C) managerial hierarchy.
D) matrix structure.
E) wide span of control.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of departmentalization by function?

Generally speaking,a narrow span of management implies that the height of the organization will be ____;a wide span of management implies that the height of the organization will be ____.

If a new company desires to departmentalize in a way that will simplify supervision and facilitate coordination,it will most likely departmentalize by

Nancy works for a nonprofit organization in which she reports directly to the area director,who reports directly to the district director,who reports directly to the CEO.What type of organizational structure does this nonprofit have?

It is important for managers to be aware of the informal groups that exist in an organization.

Committees are necessary in an organization but do not offer any advantages over individual decisions and actions.

Each rectangle in an organization chart represents a relationship within the organization.

A biotechnology company is constantly faced with important decisions that are likely to have severe consequences on the future of the company.The top managers should

All large firms maintain complete and detailed organization charts because it is important to maintain a clear line of authority.

Exquisite Expressions is a home decorating company that sells many different household accessories ranging from candles to entertainment centers.Dora is the CEO of the company.She feels that there is not enough specialization within the company and wants to organize the business in a different way.Dora thinks that the company would be more effective if it were to switch to a new way of organization.For example,there could be a manager in charge of the candles,a different manager in charge of the entertainment centers,and so on. Another issue that Dora wants to resolve is that of delegation.She believes that if she could improve her delegating,employees would feel more empowered and want to go above and beyond what they are required to do.There are certain reasons that Dora has a hard time delegating to others,but she is confident that the problem will be overcome if she works on it. -Refer to Exquisite Expressions.Dora should address all of the following when it comes to organizing the business except

A committee created for a specific short-term purpose is called a(n)

A common characteristic of a centralized organization is

Among an ad hoc committee,a standing committee,and a task force,only a standing committee is relatively permanent.

Mia,an administrative assistant in the business division of a university,is assigned the responsibility of serving the needs of the division's professors.However,Mia often reads books and looks at catalogs during working hours because she has plenty of free time.It appears that the professors in the division have failed to

​The name given to a diagram that represents the positions and relationships within an organization is a(n)

A supervisor may delegate all accountability to subordinates.

Carlos Landry finds he has less and less energy to go to work each day.On average he misses two days a week.Carlos may be suffering from boredom,which is one negative side effect of job

Delegation is the act of distributing work and power to subordinates.