Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Absenteeism, Wield

An organization with only a few layers of management is known as a(n):

A. tall organization.

B. flat organization.

C. leveraged organization.

D. coordinated organization.

A central characteristic of "management by objectives" is that:

A goals are set by top management and followed without question by others within the organization.

B. employees are given complete freedom to set their own goals as long as they are consistent with broad guidelines established by top management.

C. goals are set through a process involving all members of the organization.

D. it assumes that management must motivate employees since employees are incapable of motivating themselves.