Test Bank For Human Resources Management in Canada 13th Canadian Edition By Gary

Test Bank For Human Resources Management in Canada 13th Canadian Edition By Gary

Chapter 4 Designing and Analyzing Jobs

1) The definition of ________ is the formal relationships among jobs in an organization.

A) chain-of-command

B) organization chart

C) job hierarchy

D) organizational structure

E) organizational design

Answer: D

Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 83

Topic: Step 1: Review Relevant Background Information

Skill: Recall

2) What does an organizational chart do?

A) Present a financial “snapshot” of the firm at a particular point in time

B) Indicate the types of departments established in the firm

C) Specify duties and responsibilities

D) Depicts the formal relationships among jobs in an organization

E) Identify by name all the employees within an organization

Answer: D

Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 83

Topic: Step 1: Review Relevant Background Information

Skill: Recall

3) Which of the following statements about organizational structures is true?

A) Flat structures are increasingly the norm.

B) Bureaucratic designs are becoming more common.

C) There are four types of organizational structure.

D) Emphasis on teams whose members cross organizational boundaries is a characteristic of flat structures.

E) An organization’s structure should be appropriate to the organization’s strategic goals.

Answer: E

Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 83

Topic: Step 1: Review Relevant Background Information

Skill: Recall

4) Candace has mixed feelings about the company she works for. She is able to make decisions at her level in the organization but there are few levels of management positions to be promoted into. Which type of organizational structure exists at the company Candace works for?

A) Bureaucratic organization

B) Hierarchical organization

C) Flat organization

D) Boundaryless organization

E) Decentralized organization

Answer: C

Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 85 – Figure 4.3

Topic: Step 2: Select Jobs to be Analyzed

Skill: Applied

5) Colin is a director of HR. He is restructuring the organization toward a top-down decentralized management approach with many levels of management, highly specified jobs, and a narrow focus. Colin is planning to move the structure from a ________ organization to a ________ organization.

A) bureaucratic; boundaryless

B) bureaucratic; flat

C) flat; bureaucratic

D) boundaryless; narrow

E) narrow; bureaucratic

Answer: B

Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 85 – Figure 4.3

Topic: Step 2: Select Jobs to be Analyzed, Identifies the Data Required to Support HR Planning

Skill: Applied