Dividing a job into tasks and assigning them to different people is an application of which organizing principle?
A) Span of control B) Division of labor
C) Hierarchy D) Line and staff
Question 2The number of employees a supervisor manages is called ________.
A) employee management B) span of control
C) staff authority D) line authority
Question 3Which organizational principle involves employees functioning under little or no management supervision?
A) Responsibility B) Autonomy
C) Departmentalization D) Duty
Question 4Which department in an organization offers support and advice to others?
A) Line B) Vertical C) Pyramid D) Staff
Question 5________ is defined as the degree to which tasks performed by employees are alike.
A) Task similarity B) Task dispersion
C) Task autonomy D) Task capability
Question 6The organizing principle that refers to a worker being responsible to one, and only one person, is called ________.
A) formalization B) authority
C) unity of command D) responsibility
Question 7A company's core competency is best described as ________.
A) focusing employees on working for the organization
B) doing what it does best
C) outsourcing key tasks and resources
D) reducing the size of the organization
Question 8An informal group of individuals working to solve a common set of problems is known as a ________.
A) knowledge community B) community of practice
C) virtual corporation D) learning community
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