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Paul's Creations makes handcrafted furniture out of vine twisted sassafras wood. Paul's could make the furniture more efficiently, but the individual touch and specially selected wood draws in customers who are willing to pay a premium for Paul's Creations' furniture. Paul's Creations is an example of a

A) matrix.
B) differentiator.
C) low-cost producer.
D) mechanistic design.
E) geographic structure

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Sky Dry Incorporated has over a dozen levels of management, and each manager is responsible for overseeing an average of three subordinates. Mountain Light Corporation has three levels of management, and each manager is responsible for overseeing an average of twenty subordinates. Classify Sky Dry and Mountain Light as having a tall or flat organizational structure, and explain why. State at least two disadvantages of tall organizational structures.

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A ________ span of control creates a ________ organization structure.

Shane is the project manager of the organizational development team at Solid Hardwoods. Shane's team has been assigned the task of studying and evaluating Solid Hardwoods' organizational structure. Shane divided the tasks among the team members to collect preliminary information on different elements of Solid Hardwoods' structure. Meg was asked to collect information on the degree to which tasks are divided into separate jobs. Andrea was asked to collect information on formal authority relationships. Francine started looking into how many employees each manager has responsibility for, and Carol was asked to collect evidence on the degree to which rules and procedures are used to standardize behaviors at Solid Hardwoods. Shane decided to personally collect information and evidence on where exactly decisions are formally made at Solid Hardwoods. The team decided to meet with information in two weeks. On which element of organizational structure is Shane collecting information?

Which of the following statements is True?

Employees tend to be more satisfied with jobs that require them to perform a specialized kind of activity.

Shane is the project manager of the organizational development team at Solid Hardwoods. Shane's team has been assigned the task of studying and evaluating Solid Hardwoods' organizational structure. Shane divided the tasks among the team members to collect preliminary information on different elements of Solid Hardwoods' structure. Meg was asked to collect information on the degree to which tasks are divided into separate jobs. Andrea was asked to collect information on formal authority relationships. Francine started looking into how many employees each manager has responsibility for, and Carol was asked to collect evidence on the degree to which rules and procedures are used to standardize behaviors at Solid Hardwoods. Shane decided to personally collect information and evidence on where exactly decisions are formally made at Solid Hardwoods. The team decided to meet with information in two weeks. Andrea was asked to collect information on which of the following elements of the organizational structure?

Which of the following has been the most common kind of restructuring in recent years?

Define organizational structure. What is an organizational chart, and how does it affect an organization?

________ structures are perhaps the most common form of organizational design.

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies span of control?

Companies that follow a low-cost producer strategy believe that people will pay more for a product that is unique in some way.

The most common kind of restructuring in recent years has been a "flattening" of the organization.

The matrix structure gives each employee ________ chain(s) of command.

As companies grow larger, their organizational charts get simpler.

Which of the following is a necessary coordination mechanism that organizations rely on to get a standardized product or deliver a standardized service?

Tatum is the CEO of a company that is undergoing a major restructuring. How should she deal with the employees who survive the layoffs in the restructuring?

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A plastic injection molding company, Flexiplast, has diversified to the point that the products it sells are very different and managing them has become overwhelming. Which of the following structures would help Flexiplast manage this situation?

Shane is the project manager of the organizational development team at Solid Hardwoods. Shane's team has been assigned the task of studying and evaluating Solid Hardwoods' organizational structure. Shane divided the tasks among the team members to collect preliminary information on different elements of Solid Hardwoods' structure. Meg was asked to collect information on the degree to which tasks are divided into separate jobs. Andrea was asked to collect information on formal authority relationships. Francine started looking into how many employees each manager has responsibility for, and Carol was asked to collect evidence on the degree to which rules and procedures are used to standardize behaviors at Solid Hardwoods. Shane decided to personally collect information and evidence on where exactly decisions are formally made at Solid Hardwoods. The team decided to meet with information in two weeks. Francine is looking into information on which element of organizational structure?