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AP Intermediate 2nd Year Organising — practice questions

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The first step in the process of organising is:Read the answer and worked solution →Grouping activities that are similar in nature into departments is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Telling each person who to take orders from and who they answer to is:Read the answer and worked solution →Repeatedly doing the same task lets a worker gain experience, giving the benefit of:Read the answer and worked solution →By avoiding overlapping of work, organising leads to:Read the answer and worked solution →The framework within which managerial and operating tasks are performed is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The organisation structure of a firm is shown in an:Read the answer and worked solution →A branch head can effectively supervise only eight staff. That limit is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which management thinker said the wrong structure will seriously impair business performance?Read the answer and worked solution →Grouping similar jobs into departments such as production, marketing and finance creates a:Read the answer and worked solution →A key advantage of the functional structure is:Read the answer and worked solution →Overemphasis on one department's importance at the cost of the firm creates:Read the answer and worked solution →A structure made of separate business units for each product line is a:Read the answer and worked solution →In a divisional structure, each division is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →A divisional head is responsible for the profit or loss of the division, so the division works as a:Read the answer and worked solution →A drawback of the divisional structure is:Read the answer and worked solution →The functional structure is most suitable when operations require a high degree of:Read the answer and worked solution →The structure deliberately designed by management to accomplish a task is the:Read the answer and worked solution →An advantage of the formal organisation is that it:Read the answer and worked solution →A limitation of the formal organisation is:Read the answer and worked solution →The network of social relationships that arises from interaction among employees is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Standards of behaviour in the informal organisation come from:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the organising stepsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the structure wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the structure choicesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the organising wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Formal or informalRead the answer and worked solution →Sort functional, divisional and formalRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →

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The first step in the process of organising is:

  1. Dividing the work
  2. Fixing the salary
  3. Auditing the books
  4. Selling the output
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Correct answer: A. Dividing the work

1. Work is identified from the plans. 2. It is split into manageable activities. 3. That avoids duplication and shares the burden. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 5, Organising._

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Grouping activities that are similar in nature into departments is called:

  1. Centralisation drive
  2. Departmentalisation
  3. Standardisation work
  4. Rationalisation plan
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Correct answer: B. Departmentalisation

1. It follows the division of work. 2. Territory and products are common bases. 3. This grouping is departmentalisation. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 5, Organising._

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Telling each person who to take orders from and who they answer to is:

  1. Establishing reporting links
  2. Assigning the daily duties
  3. Dividing the work into parts
  4. Grouping similar activities
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Correct answer: A. Establishing reporting links

1. Allocating work alone is not enough. 2. Clear relationships create the hierarchy. 3. That is establishing authority and reporting relationships. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 5, Organising._

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