Use of multidivisional structure avoids duplication of organizational activities.

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Organizational Theory, Design, and Change, 7e

 (Jones)Chapter 6 Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination1) A divisional structure is a design that groups people into separate functions or departments  ecause the! share common s"ills and e#pertise ecause the! ma"e use of the same resources$Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 1+,Difficult!: as!'O: 6-1.) &unctional structure is the foundation of horizontal differentiation$ Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 1+,Difficult!: as!'O: 6-1) &unctional structure provides people %ith the opportunit! to learn from one another and  ecome more specialized and productive$Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 123Difficult!: as!'O: 6-1+) As an organization %ith a functional structure gro%s4 the cost of each function5s contriution to the development of each product ecomes increasingl! simple to measure$Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 121Difficult!: as!'O: 6-12) Servicing the needs of ne% "inds of customer groups and tailoring products to suit them are relativel! simple in a functional structure$ Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 121Difficult!: as!'O: 6-16) /he higher the level of differentiation4 the more comple# the integrating mechanisms that managers need to use to control organizational activities$ Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 12Difficult!: as!'O: 6-1

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) A functional structure groups functions according to the specific demands of products4 mar"ets4 or customers$ Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 12+Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.,) 7n a product division structure4 a centralized set of support functions services the needs of a numer of different product lines$ Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 12+Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.8) /he structure that organizations most commonl! adopt to solve the control prolems that result from producing man! different "inds of products in man! different locations for man! different t!pes of customers is the divisional structure$Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 12+Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.13) /he goal ehind the change to a divisional structure is to create smaller4 more manageale suunits %ithin an organization$ Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 12+Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.11) As an organization increases the "inds of goods it manufactures or the services it provides4 a functional structure ecomes more effective at coordinating tas" activities$Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 12+Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.1.) A functional structure has greater vertical and horizontal differentiation than a divisional structure and emplo!s more comple# integrating mechanisms$Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 12+Difficult!: 9oderate'O: 6-.

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1) A product structure is a t!pe of a functional structure$Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 12+Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.1+) 7n a multidivisional structure4 each division is independent and self-contained$ Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 12Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.12) A multidivisional structure is characterized ! a corporate headuarters staff %hich is composed of corporate managers %ho are responsile for overseeing the activities of the divisional managers heading up the different divisions$Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 12Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.16) 9ost &ortune 233 companies use a functional structure ecause it allo%s them to gro% and e#pand their operations %hile maintaining control over their activities$Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 12Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.1) 7n a multidivisional structure4 corporate headuarters can identif! the divisions in %hich an investment of capital %ill !ield the highest returns$Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 163Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.1,) 0se of multidivisional structure avoids duplication of organizational activities$Ans%er: &A'Sage *ef: 161Difficult!: 9oderate'O: 6-.18) 9ultidivisional structures tend to e the tallest of all organizational structures$Ans%er: /*0age *ef: 161Difficult!: as!'O: 6-.

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