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A _____ is a network of independent companies linked by information technology to share skills, costs, and access to one another's markets.

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A company that is centralized has given a great deal of decision-making authority to lower-level managers.

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An organization that has undergone reengineering has completely redesigned its business structures and processes in order to improve operations.

There is no way to embrace any one of the characteristics of a virtual corporation without embracing them all.

A(n) _____ is a picture of the relationships among tasks and those employees given authority to do those tasks.

The typical problem-solving team:

What is the difference between span of control and span of management?

Managerial hierarchy refers to the number of subordinates overseen by each supervisor.

A _____ organization is a design with direct, clear lines of authority and communication flowing from the top managers downward.

Leonora Whatley is the head of the marketing research department for a cosmetics manufacturer.Whatley delegates as much authority as possible to her fourteen subordinates although she still retains ultimate responsibility.Whatley manages a _____ department.

_____ is the process of dividing the work and assigning tasks to workers.

The virtual corporation expands the traditional boundaries of an organization.

The time that an employee spends on a particular job determines his or her specialization of labor.

What is the best type of organizational structure?

A _____ organization is characterized by a relatively high degree of job specialization, rigid departmentalization, many layers of management, narrow spans of control, centralized decision making, and a long chain of command.

The virtual corporation is one way that organizations can transform information technology into a competitive advantage.

Another name for the informal channel of communication used by the informal organization is:

The _____ is a picture of the relationships among tasks and those given authority to do those tasks.

_____ is the grouping of jobs under the authority of one manager for the purposes of planning, coordination, and control.

The informal organization does NOT: