Free IIA IIA-CCSA Practice Questions 2026 - Page 5

The purpose of developing and organizational structure is:

A.

To establish individual responsibilities to handle complexity of the organization’s
processes.

B.

To establish individual responsibilities as a means of control and to ensure the
organization achieves its goals.

C.

To establish individual responsibilities, their number and type.

D.

To establish individual responsibilities to formalize the organization’s processes

Which of the following is NOT the type of organizational structures?

A.

Flat vs. tall organizational structures

B.

Centralized vs. decentralized organizations

C.

Productive vs. unproductive structures

D.

Mechanistic vs. organic structures

Which structures characterized by fast information flow between levels of the organization
and high employee satisfaction?

A.

Complex

B.

Centralized

C.

Productive

D.

Flat

Tall organization structures have a large number of levels between the top of the
organization and the bottom.

A.

True

B.

False

_________ structures tend to evolve in highly formal, centralized organizations where
employees are subject to strict controls and little flexibility in decision making.

Values
C	Simple

Organic structures are:

A.

Common to Formal, decentralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open
and fixed.

B.

Common to Formal, centralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open
and fixed.

C.

Common to informal, centralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open
and flexible.

D.

Common to informal, decentralized organizations that tend to be more participative,
open and flexible.

Organizations with centralized structures with a strict chain of command and typically
perform highly repetitive tasks grouped within their functional areas, have:

A.

Machine bureaucracy

B.

Performance bureaucracy

C.

Functional bureaucracy

D.

Organizational bureaucracy

In organizational with decentralized structures where employees within highly trained
specialties are granted decision-making authority within their functional area is called:

A.

Machine bureaucracy

B.

Professional bureaucracy

C.

Functional bureaucracy

D.

Decisional bureaucracy

In linear organizations, decisions tend to follow from bottom to top through well-defined line
of authority.

A.

True

B.

False

When organizations delegate authority and make decisions by using managers from more
then one subarea, these refer to:

A.

Template organization

B.

Complex structure

C.

Matrix organization

D.

Multilevel hierarchical structure