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As a response to a rapidly changing marketplace, Idea Electronics found it necessary to reorganize, including a significant downsize of its middle management. This action will likely result in ___________

A) acquiring additional firms
B) flattening the organization and empowering employees, allowing them to get closer to the customer
C) increasing the size of its traditional departments to handle 24/7 operations
D) centralizing its decision making to better control its total quality management program

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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A(n) __________ is used by an organization to show who is accountable for the completion of specific work and who reports to whom

A) balance sheet
B) Venn diagram
C) stakeholder outline
D) organization chart

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Fayol's principles suggest that the goals of the firm are less important than the goals of individual workers.

Which of the following is considered to be an advantage of functional departmentalization?

When management structures the organization, it makes decisions about which products and services it will offer and how it is going to finance the company.

The organizational structure of the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division provides for direct two-way lines of responsibility, authority, and communication running from the top to the bottom. Additionally, each person in the division reports to only one superior. The 1st Infantry Division is clearly an example of a(n) :

A flat organizational structure is designed to be more responsive to the needs of management.

Managers near the top of an organization have the broadest span of control.

Division of labor is difficult to achieve in small businesses.

In today's business environment, the trend is to decrease the span of control.

Departments are functional units within the business such as sales, accounting, finance, and marketing.

Job descriptions are an important part of Max Weber's organizational theory.

In firms with centralized authority, each business unit is treated as if it is a completely separate and independent organization.

A line organization in a large business often suffers from excessively slow lines of communication.

Organizations with positive images for performing exceptional service to customers are usually friendly places to work, as well.

In a line organization, there are many specialists who serve as advisors and assistants to the managers who make decisions.

In the Making Ethical Decisions box titled "Would You Sacrifice Safety for Profit?" which of the following statements best expresses the theme of the discussion?

Departmentalization by function typically increases the cost of doing business.

At Green Acres Fencing Company, eight employees perform various aspects of the company's work. One person does sales; four perform installation; one purchases materials; one does billing; one performs after-sales inspections. This type of organization reflects Fayol's principle of:

A bureaucratic style of organization is slow when responding to change.