Business Structures and Legal Environment - D078 : MODULE 1: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN QUIZ

Business Structures and Legal Environment - D078 :

MODULE 1: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN QUIZ

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ttk7512Preview Test Prep - WGU - Principles of Man...105 terms C_BondePreview Principles of Management 51 terms Stargoodheart Preview *WGU Teacher Jasm Samir and Juan decided to create an organizational structure in which each office will have a manager. All employees within each office will have a variety of general skills and report to their office manager, who regularly meets with the main office to provide updates and receive guidance.Which type of organizational structure should Samir and Juan use for this venture?Teams Each area needs to rely on a diverse set of people skills who have experience and training in many areas. A teams organizational structure works for this approach.Samir and Juan want to make sure that managers of the area offices have the ability to make decisions and change office operations based on unique conditions and requirements in their local school district.Which organizational theory emphasizes this?Contingency Contingency or situational theory emphasizes that managers need to be able to have the authority to make decisions based on changing environments.Which organizational theory should Samir and Juan base decisions on if they want the organization to focus on social interactions among employees and mutual decision-making?Neoclassical This theory focuses on employees and promotes social interaction.

Samir and Juan would like to use an employee- developed system for office operations. They would like to have cooperation and communications within each office team, have the employees dress casually, and call each other by first name.Which primary factor is influencing their choice of organizational structure?Level of formality Level of formality shapes the overall culture and contributes to determining rules, guidelines, and procedures. In this scenario, the employees operate based upon an informal level of formality by calling each other by first names, dressing casually, and having cooperation and communications within each team office.Samir and Juan decide to allow each office manager to make decisions about office operations without executive influence.Which factor are they addressing with this decision?Decentralization Decentralization defines the source of decision-making. In a decentralized organization, different levels are authorized to make decisions. In this scenario, each office manager is allowed to make decisions about the office operations.