Which of the Following Companies Will Most Likely Have a Mechanistic

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following companies will most likely have a mechanistic structure?

• A) a pharmaceutical company that has a core competence in R&D
• B) a soft-drink company that has a core competence in marketing
• C) a medical equipment manufacturer that has a core competence in manufacturing
• D) a telecommunications company that operates in a dynamic environment

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Definitions:

Executable Program

A type of computer file that is able to be run as a program, containing code that the computer's operating system can execute.

Algorithm

A finite sequence of well-defined, computer-implementable instructions, typically to solve a class of problems or perform a computation.

Procedure

A block of code within a program that performs a specific task and is identified by a name.

Opcode

Short for "operation code," it represents the portion of a machine language instruction that specifies the operation to be performed.