The Clerical and Editorial Employees in a Publishing House Need

question 70

Multiple Choice

The clerical and editorial employees in a publishing house need to be at their desks by 8:00 AM and follow a set of precise procedures dictated by management. The jobs of these clerical and editorial employees ________.

• A) lack a unity of command
• B) score low on the degree of work specialization
• C) have a wide span of control
• D) score high on the degree of departmentalization
• E) score high on the degree of formalization

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Definitions:

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from ages 2 to 7 have increasing mental representation but do not yet understand concrete logic.

Concrete Operational

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Insecurely Attached Infants

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Unfamiliar Setting

An environment or situation that is not known or experienced before.