True or False Quiz

Please answer all questions.


1	Some experts believe that highest productivity results only when groups become teams.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Flat organizations have wide spans of management.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Communication flows within an organization may be formal or informal.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Departmentalization is the grouping of jobs into working units.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Matrix structures are usually the least expensive.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Accountability means that employees who accept an assignment and the authority to carry it out are answerable to a superior for the outcome.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Structure is the arrangement or relationship of positions within an organization.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	All teams are groups, but not all groups are teams.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Line-and-staff structure is based on direct lines of authority from the top executive to the lowest level of employee.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Organizational culture suggests rules for how to behave and deal with problems within the organization.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	Companies must rely on one departmentalization plan.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	An organization's structure develops when managers hire new employees.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	Developing appropriate organizational structures is a major challenge only for managers of the largest organizations.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	Product-development teams are a special type of project team formed to devise, design, and implement a new product.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	When individuals from different units and organizational levels communicate, it is lateral communication.
		A)	True
		B)	False


16	A wide span of management exists when a manager directly supervises multiple levels of the organization.
		A)	True
		B)	False


17	Staff managers have direct authority over line managers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


18	The rationaIe for specialization is efficiency.
		A)	True
		B)	False


19	A committee is an informal group.
		A)	True
		B)	False


20	Customer departmentalization allows the coordination of all activities related to a product or product group and simplifies decision making.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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