Option - 1

What is the term for organisational

development through a formally organic
designed organisational structure?
How can organisational structures that
are characterised by democratic and
Hierarchical
inclusive styles of management be
described?
Functional structures help to create… teamwork
Which writer is most associated with
henry fayol
bureaucratic structures?
What is not an advantage of a
Clear chain of command
hierarchical structure?
Specialisation is a feature of which
Matrix
organisational structure?
What is the term for an autonomous
business entity within an overall
Subsidiary
corporate enterprise which is set apart
from other areas of the business?  An organisation that uses
information and
communications
What is a virtual organisation? technologies (ICT's) to
coordinate activities without
physical boundaries between
different functions
 Any form of partnership
What is a strategic alliance? between one firm and
another
What is not a purpose of an To coordinate people and
organisational structure? resources
To what does authority refer? The ability to organise people
What one of these is not a recognised
 Executive
type of authority?
From what does a chain of command extend? Bottom to top
What is the optimal span of control? 2
 Enhancement of job satisfaction and
productivity are key characteristics of
Process improvement
which theoretical perspective of work
design?
What one of the following is not a
characteristic of the job characteristics Task identity
model?
As what is ensuring that one individual
does not carry the burden of a whole Work specialisation
work task referred to?
What is a Gantt chart a type of? Work flow design
How do you call a system that allows
workers to work part of the week from Piece time
home?
What work arrangement is referred to as Workers decide if they want
Flexitime? to turn up for work.
Organisation establishes relationship
People, work and resources
between
Identifying and grouping of
-Organisation is a process of
work to be performed
Responsibility always flows from Superior to subordinate
-Authority always flows from Superior to subordinate
No one on the organisation should have
 Principle of specialisation
more than one boss’ is a statement of
The number of persons which can be
effectively supervised by a single
6
executive or departmental head should
be limited to ___ in an average firm.
-The following is not a principle of
Principle of exception
organisation
-As per the principle of balance, there
The activities
should be balance between
The following is not a type of
Line organisation
organisation structure
The following is also known as Military
Line organisation
organisation
In line organisation, the business
activities are divided into following Accounts, Production, Sales
three types
In which of the following organisation
structure, each specialist is supposed to
Line organisation
give his functional advice to all other
foremen and workers
Which organisation structure is
Line organisation
generally followed by big steel plants?
The process of dividing the work and
then grouping them into units and
Departmentation
subunits for the purpose of
administration is known as
Delegation of authority is linked to Managerial planning
Organisation where authorit
Matrix Organisation is refer to term of
y and responsibility coexist

An organization consists of 
Span of controls means that
various department
If the span of control is narrow, a
number of managers would
berequired in each unit of the
organization and there would be Flat structure
manymanagerial levels
or layers, such an organizational structur
e is referred to
A tendency of overload supe
According to the principle
rvisors with too much of wor
of "Span of control" there is
k

 Who wrote Management & Moral? Taylor

 While delegating, a superior delegate Only Authority

In Taylor's functional organisation, gang lnspects the quality of work
boss done
Forms of business
Organisation Theory deals with
organisation
The Maximum number of banking
partners can be fixed at the 10
following?
Which of these characteristics does not
Unlimited liabilities
apply to partnership?
A large organization with separate legal
Sole proprietorship
status is known as?
Which of the following business entity
Sole trader-ship
is collectively known as firm?
 A _______________ business is
one in which income is generated by Manufacturing
the resale of produced product?
Which of the following forms of
business does not protect owners from Partnership
business creditors?
In which type of a business, the owner
and his business are not considered Sole proprietorship
same in the eyes of law?

Which of the following is true about All partners have invested an

a partnership? equal amount of capital

 The partnership format might be useful

to the owners of a small business in Share risks
order to?
Which of the following are the
Proprietors
owners of a partnership business?
In a formal organization, “power” is
an individual,
associated with
Line organization is also known as
Scalar
_____________ organization.
 The foundations of ‘behavioral theory
of organization’ were laid down by Structural
_______________ conducted by experiments,Gullick
____________
Organizational structure is made up of
key elements. Which of the following is Centralisation
not one of these elements?

Delegation is a continuous process

For effective organizing, an
organization required principle of balance
Organizing aims to serve common purpose,
 Option - 2 Option - 3 Option - 4

mechanistic formal structure

Bureaucratic flat functional

specialisation project work groups multi-skilled employees

max weber adam smith mary parker follett

Quick response to change Discipline and stability Small span of control

 Divisional multi divisional functional

Strategic partnership Strategic alliance Strategic business unit

An organisation that  An organisation that

 An organisation that uses
manages the supply coordinates the
internet technologies to sell
chain using digital workforce via video
products to customers
technologies conferencing
 Formal agreement
committing two or more Formal agreement to
Formal agreement to
firms to exchange resources share profits from a
share knowledge
to produce products or shared investment
services
To organise lines of To limit workers'
To formalise authority
communication rights
The power to command and direct The need for order The right to change jobs
Functiona Line management  Supplier
Top to bottom Diagonally Laterally
5 7 none of the above
 Techno-structural change Job characteristics  Socio-technical
model model systems

Autonomy reward feed back

 Work design  Work schedule  Work shift

Work schedule design work rate deign work out put design

part time job sharing telecommunicating

They choose the start

They only work
They only work weekends. and finish time within
alternate weeks.
set parameters.
Customer, work and resources
 People, work and management
 Customer, work and management
Defining and delegating the
Both ‘1’ and ‘2’ None of the above
responsibility and authority
 Subordinate to superior Both ‘1’ and ‘2’ None of the above
 Subordinate to superior Both ‘1’ and ‘2’ None of the above
Principle of authority Principle of unity of command
Principle of span of control

10 14 20

Principle of balance Principle of complexityPrinciple of co-ordination

Standardisation of
Authority and responsibility procedures and All of the above
flexibility
Functional organisation Line and staff organisation Flexible organisation
 Functional organisation Line and staff organisation None of the above

 Production,
 Production, Quality, Sales
Production, Quality, Maintenance
Maintenance, Sales

Functional organisation Line and staff organisation All of the above

Functional organisation Line and staff organisation All of the above

Organisation structure  Committee  All of the above

Management coordination Management control scientific management

Organisation in which two or
more basic types
of departmentation arecombi
ned
Each person's authority is
clearly defined.
Mathematical arrangem
ent of events None of the above
in columns and rows
A manager can supervi
Every subordinate has
se only a limited numb
one superio
er of subordinates

Tall structure Matrix structure Project structure

No limit to the
A limit to the number of subo number of subordinates A limit to delegation o
rdinates a supervisor can effe a f authority to the subor
ctively supervise supervisor can supervis dinate.
e.
Riggs Dimock Roethliberger
Authority and responsi
Authority, responsibilit
Authority and responsibility bility but not accounta
y and accountability
bili
 Sets up tools Compiles
Issues instructions to workers
and machines for work cost of production
Incentives and wage
Structure of an organisation Industrial relations
policy

20 50 No limit

Unlimited life Mutual agency Single taxation

Partnership Joint stock company None

Partnership Co-operative society Company

Merchandising Sole Proprietorship Partnership

Limited liability
Sole proprietorship company
Both 1 and 2

Limited companies Partnership Both 1 and 3

Partnerships do not get

 All partners are
A partnership requires at least favorable tax treatment
personally liable for the
three peopl compared to joint stock
debts of the business
company (JSC)

Gain limited liability Reduce taxable income All of Above

Partners Shareholders Managers

position, relationship control

chain Matrix Project

Bethlehem steel corporations, Hawthrone The longwell coal
Mooney experiments, Mayo mining study,Weber

Coordination Decentralisation Span of contro

granting the right to

unfolding talents, command. none of the above
planning and
span of management, organization process, forecasting.
corruption, authority structure, All of the above.
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