Which type of environment is best suited for mechanistic organizations?

• A) Service
• B) Manufacturing
• C) Stable
• D) Dynamic

A manager who organizes their plant by separating engineering, accounting, human resources, and purchasing is using which type of departmentalization?

• A) Product
• B) Geographic
• C) Customer
• D) Functional

When an organization assigns specialists to groups according to the projects they are working on, this is called ______.

• A) Divisional structure
• B) Functional structure
• C) Matrix structure
• D) Product structure

Which type of departmentalization is used more recently to better understand and respond to customer needs?

• A) Needs-based
• B) Customer based
• C) Process
• D) Functional

At ABC company, jobs are grouped by functions such as production, marketing, and finance. What type of organization is this?

• A) Customer
• B) Matrix
• C) Product
• D) Functional

To maximize motivation among today’s diverse workforce, managers need to think in terms of_______________

• A) Consistency
• B) Needs
• C) Flexibility
• D) Wants

Ahmad is working in ABC Corporation and he desires to get job continuity and he also wants security from company lay offs. Ahmad wants to fulfill the--------------need.

• A) Safety
• B) Social need
• C) Self Actualization
• D) Esteem

Organizations that work like efficient machines well-oiled by rules, regulations and standardized tasks are described as which of the following?

• A) Intuitive
• B) Organic
• C) Mechanistic
• D) Rational

The degree to which decision making is confined at a single point in an organization is described as ____________.

• A) Unity of command
• B) Chain of command
• C) Span of management
• D) Centralization

An organic organizational structure is characterized by_______________

• A) Rigid departmentalization
• B) Narrow spans of control
• C) High formalization
• D) Minimal formalization

Which of the following is NOT considered a primary building block of organizing in an organization?

• A) Recruitment Strategy
• B) Departmentalization
• C) Job design
• D) Work Specialization

According to Maslow's need hierarchy theory, a healthy work environment is an example of which of the following type of need?

• A) Physiological
• B) Safety
• C) Social
• D) Esteem

A mechanistic organizational structure is characterized by__________________

• A) Minimal formalization
• B) Little direct supervision
• C) High formalization
• D) Little Work specialization

The three key elements in the definition of organizational motivation are _______, organizational goals, and needs.

• A) Tenure
• B) Personality
• C) Ability
• D) Effort

A need for personal creativity and productive influence is called:

• A) An existence need
• B) A relatedness need
• C) A behavior modification need
• D) A growth need

Which of the following is a function of how much decision-making authority is pushed down to lower levels in the organization?

• A) Departmentalization
• B) Centralization
• C) Span of control
• D) Power

Complex interaction of behaviors, needs, rewards/reinforcement and cognitive activities is called____________

• A) Cognitive process
• B) Expectancy Theory
• C) Motivation
• D) Reinforcement Theory

Structure is related to the size of the organization, such that larger organizations are more __________.

• A) Decentralized
• B) Organic
• C) Mechanistic
• D) Structurally weak

A savings and loan bank is structured with divisions for making consumer loans, mortgage loans, business loans, and agricultural loans. This is an example of which type of division?

• A) Geographic division
• B) Customer division
• C) Product division
• D) Conglomerate division

The drive to find food and drink is based on which of the following type of need?

• A) Self-actualization
• B) Safety
• C) Social
• D) Physiological