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_____ is a system of consciously coordinated activities of two or more people.

2


_____ includes four common factors of how work is organized: coordination of effort, common goal, division of labour, and hierarchy of authority.

3


The _____principle is a historical belief that each employee should report to a single manager.

4


An _____ is a box-and-line illustration showing the chain of formal authority and division of labour.

5


The number of direct reports stated as a ratio is known as the _____.

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_____ is the organizing of work by grouping jobs together to gain greater efficiency and maintain effectiveness in providing customer service.

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A _____ is a tall organizational structure known for its division of labour, hierarchy of authority, formal framework of rules, and administrative impersonality.

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A _____ is relatively self-sufficient structure that does not seek assistance from outside itself.

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An _____ is interactive structure that must constantly interact with its environment to survive as it operates in a self-corrective, adaptable, and real time manner.

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A _____ organization is a type of open system that compares itself to the cognitive abilities of the human body, able to adapt and change according to environmental needs.

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Any group of people with a stake in the organization’s operation or success is known as a _____ constituency.

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Creating an effective organization that is a good fit with its environment and the customer it serves is known as a _____ design.

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_____ organizations use a rigid, closed system of command-and-control that follow formal policies and procedures.

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_____ organizations follow a fluid and flexible open system network structure that relies less on policies and procedures for problem solving and direction.

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When all key decisions are formally made only by top managers who advise others on what to do this is known as _____ decision-making.

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When mid-managers and staff employees are empowered to make important decisions without seeking top management permission or input this is known as _____ decision-making.

A)Organic
B)span of control
C)closed system
D)organization chart
E)bureaucracy
F)Departmentation
G)open system
H)learning
I)centralized
J)strategic
K)Mechanistic
L)unity of command
M)Organization
N)Organizational structure
O)contingency approach to organization
P)decentralized







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