ESS

question 48

Multiple Choice

ESS

• A) support the structured decision making of senior executives.
• B) have the ability to drill down into lower levels of detail.
• C) easily integrate data from different systems.
• D) are primarily driven by information derived from a company's transaction processing systems.

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Definitions:

Upper Echelon

A top-level executive team in an organization.

Vertical Differentiation

The organization of a company's hierarchy levels to distinguish roles and responsibilities across different ranks.

Complexity

The degree to which many different types of activities occur in the organization.

Formalization

The process of establishing official procedures and rules within an organization.