Which Description Identifies the Organizing Function of the Management Process

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which description identifies the organizing function of the management process?

• A) Guiding and motivating employees to meet organizational objectives
• B) Determining how best to arrange an organization's resources into a coherent structure
• C) Scanning the business environment for threats and opportunities
• D) Monitoring an organization's performance to ensure that it is meeting its goals
• E) Determining what an organization needs to do and how best to get it done

Analyze the role of task complexity and innovation in shaping organizational structures.

Recognize the relationship between organizational structure and its ability to adapt and change over time.

Understand the impact of span of control on coordination and supervision within organizations.

Differentiate between various forms of organizational departmentation and their effects on organizational behavior.

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Definitions:

Multinational

A corporation or enterprise that operates and has facilities or other assets in at least one country other than its home country.

Free Enterprise

An economic system where private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.

Quantity Discount

A reduction in price offered to customers who purchase goods or services in large volumes.

Purchase Order

A written authorization for a supplier to deliver or manufacture a specific quantity of goods at a specified price and terms.