CH. 8 Terms

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Across
  1. 4. an organization with many layers of managers who set rules and regulations and oversee all decisions
  2. 5. system where one person is at the top of the organization and there is a ranked or sequential ordering from the top down of managerss
  3. 6. organization/ organization that has contact people at the top and the chief executive officer at the bottom of the organization chart
  4. 7. of command/ the line of authority that moves from the top of a hierarchy to the lowest level
  5. 8. self-managed teams/ groups of employees from different departments who work together on a long-term basis
  6. 9. culture/ widely shared values within an organization that provide unity and cooperation to achieve common goals
  7. 10. personnel/ employees who advise and assist line personnel in meeting their goals
  8. 11. organization/ the structure that details lines of responsibility, authority, and position; that is, the structure shown on organization charts
  9. 14. organization/ organization that has direct two-way lines of authority, responsibility, and communication running from the top to the bottom of the organization
  10. 16. organization structure/ an organizational structure in which the pyramidal organization chart would be quite tall because of the various levels of management
  11. 18. authority/ an organization structure in which decision-making authority is maintained at the top level of management
  12. 20. redesigning and organizing so that it can more effectively serve its customers
  13. 21. corporation/ a temporary networked organization made up of replaceable firms that join and leave as needed
  14. 22. of control/ optimal number of subordinates a manager supervises or should supervise
Down
  1. 1. the dividing of organizational functions into separate units
  2. 2. of scale/ situation in which companies can reduce their production costs if they can purchase raw materials in bulk
  3. 3. Organization/ an organization in which specialists from different parts of the organization are brought together to work on specific projects but still remain part of a line-and-staff structure
  4. 6. organization/ the system that develops spontaneously as employees meet and for, cliques, relationships, and lines of authority outside the formal organization
  5. 7. competencies/ those functions that the organization can do as well as or better than any other organization in the world
  6. 11. organization structure/ an organization structure that has few layers of management and a broad span of control
  7. 12. authority/ an organization structure in which decision-making authority is delegated to lower-level managers more familiar with local conditions than headquarters management could be
  8. 13. using communications technology and other means to link organizations and allow them to work together on common objectives
  9. 15. time/ the present moment or the actual time in which something takes place
  10. 17. natives/ young people who have grown up using the internet and social networking
  11. 19. comparing an organization's practices, processes, and products against the world's best