Question Description
I Need to answer these review question as essay NO references needed.
PART 1
- 1) Compare an organizational structure and an organizational process.
- 2) What five methods have traditionally been used to departmentalize work and workers? Give one advantage and one disadvantage of each.
- 3) How do managers generally describe organizational authority?
- 4) When delegating work, what is the relationship between responsibility, authority, and accountability?
- 5) Why do companies use job specialization? How can specialized jobs be modified to eliminate the boredom and low job satisfaction associated with them?
- 6) What is the main concern of the job characteristics model?
- 7) What are the differences between modular and virtual organizations? What are their advantages and disadvantages?
PART 2
“Job Design.” You have just been appointed CEO of a company that sells soft drinks, snack foods, and vitamins all over the world.
Which of the five departmentalization structures would they choose for their company and why?