Matching ​Match Each Scenario with the Type of Structure That It

question 96

Multiple Choice

Matching
​Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
-​team-based structure

• A)​Jack's organization consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
• B)In Jacob's organization, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
• C)One of the most stressful things about Edi's job is that her two bosses -- her functional manager and her project manager -- often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
• D)​Miranda's organization is actually a collection of autonomous firms.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various firms to which she contracts out her organizational functions.
• E)​Shepard just founded a new organization and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the firm.
• F)The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
• G)​As Talia's company grows, sheincreases the division of labor, standardization of work procedures, and written rules in order to more effectively manage the increasing number of employees.

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Definitions:

Association Areas

Areas within each lobe of the cortex responsible for the coordination and interpretation of information, as well as higher mental processing.

Sensory Messages

Information received by sensory organs and transmitted to the brain, where it is processed and interpreted.

Prefrontal Cortex

The front part of the frontal lobe of the brain, associated with decision making, planning, problem-solving, and control of social behavior.

Phineas Gage

Phineas Gage was a railroad construction foreman who survived an accident in the 19th century causing a large iron rod to pass through his brain, profoundly affecting his personality and behavior, and contributing to the understanding of the brain's role in personality and cognitive function.