Which of the following factors calls for a more centralized organizational structure?
A) when the decisions to be taken are significant
B) when the company is geographically dispersed
C) when the organization is facing a crisis
D) when the environment is complex
Question 2If top managers make key decisions with little input from below, then the organization is ________.
A) less mechanistic
B) more decentralized
C) less formalized
D) more centralized
Question 3All other things being equal, the wider or larger the span of control, the more ________ an organization is.
A) ambitious
B) rigid
C) mechanistic
D) cost efficient
Question 4________ is the degree to which decision making takes place at upper levels of the organization.
A) Centralization
B) Decentralization
C) Formalization
D) Departmentalization
Question 5The ________ determines the number of levels and managers in an organization.
A) delegation of authority
B) unity of command
C) chain of command
D) span of control
Question 6According to the traditional view, managers could not and should not directly supervise more than ________ subordinates.
A) four or five
B) five or six
C) ten or eleven
D) fifteen or sixteen
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