CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZING TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

IDENTIFICATION

1. ________is management function which refers to “the structuring of resources and activities to
accomplish objectives in an efficient and effective manner”.

Ans. Organizing

2. The arrangement or relationship of positions within an organization.

Ans. structure
3. The process of assigning various degrees of decision-making authority to subordinates.
Ans. Delegation of Authority
4. The linking of activities in the organization that serves to achieve a common goal or objective.
Ans. Coordination
5. The structure that details lines of responsibilities, authority, and position.
Ans. Formal organization
6. Reason for forming or joining informal groups which is derived from unions, fraternities, etc.
Ans. Collective Power
7. This is a form of departmentalization in which everyone engaged in one functional activity is
grouped into one unit.
Ans. Functional Organization
8. A specialist’s right to oversee lower level personnel involved in that specialty, regardless of
where the personnel are in the organization.
Ans. Functional Authority
9. Includes all those that provide specialized skills in support of line departments.
Ans. Staff department
10. A formal group of persons formed for a specific purpose. They are very useful most especially to
engineering and manufacturing firms.
Ans. Committees

TRUE OR FALSE

11. Structure defines the relationships between tasks and authority.

Ans. TRUE
12. Structure defines the system to effect departmentation of effort in both vertical and horizontal
directions.
Ans. FALSE
13. The organization manual provides written descriptions of authority relationships, details the
functions of major organizational units, and describes job procedures.
Ans. TRUE
14. Informal group are formed spontaneously by the members with friendship as a principal reason
for belonging.
Ans. TRUE
15. In product or market organization, the organization provides low concern for customer’s needs.
Ans. FALSE
16. In product or market organization, pinpointing of responsibility for product problems is hard.
Ans. FALSE
17. In product or market organization, there is good coordination across divisions.
Ans. FALSE
18. In matrix organization, there is more efficient use of resources than the divisional structure.
Ans. TRUE
19. In matrix organization, there are enlarged tasks for employees which motivate them better.
Ans. TRUE
20. In matrix organization, there is clarity from dual chain of command.
Ans. FALSE

ENUMERATION:

21-25 Concerns of the engineer manager when structuring an organization.

1. Division of Labor
2. Delegation of Authority
3. Departmentation
4. Span of Control
5. Coordination

26-28 What are the three things how formal structure is described by management?

1. Organization Chart
2. Organizational Manual
3. Policy Manuals

29-30 Give the two classifications of staff officers.

1. Personal Staff
2. Specialized Staff