According to Contingency Theory, in Order to Manage Its Environment

question 99

Multiple Choice

According to contingency theory, in order to manage its environment effectively, an organization should ________.

• A) use mechanistic structures to make organizational decisions
• B) design its internal structure to control the external environment
• C) concentrate all authority within the top-management level
• D) limit the extent of internal differentiation and integration

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Definitions:

Reminder

A reminder is a tool or message used to prompt or encourage individuals to remember and take action on a specific task, event, or behavior.

Product Advertisements

Advertisements that focus on selling a product or service and which take three forms: (1) pioneering (or informational), (2) competitive (or persuasive), and (3) reminder.

Nonpersonal Communication

Any form of message dissemination that does not involve direct personal contact, including mass media advertising, sales promotions, and public relations.

Identified Sponsor

In advertising, a sponsor whose name and identity is known and disclosed in the message to inform or persuade the audience.