Chapter 10: Designing Adaptive Organizations

A visual drawing of the reporting relationships within an organization is called a(n):
1. work specialization chart.
2. organization chart.
3. division of labor chart.
4. unity of command chart.
The duty of an employee to perform a task that has been assigned to him by a manager is called that employee's:
1. accountability.
2. prerogative.
3. mission.
4. responsibility.
What type of departments within an organization perform tasks that are inherently necessary within the organization's mission to supply its products to customers?
1. Staff departments
2. Span of management departments
3. Line departments
4. Delegation departments
What is the technical term for grouping together departments that have similar organizational outputs of an organization?
1. Divisional structure
2. Staff structure
3. Vertical structure
4. Horizontal structure
What type of teams are composed of workers from different functional departments of the organization that meet together in an attempt to solve an important organizational problem?
1. Line teams
2. Cross-functional teams
3. Staff teams
4. Multidimensional teams