Today's Preference to Flat Vs

question 128

Multiple Choice

Today's preference to flat vs.tall organization structures is mainly due to a flat organization's ability to:

• A)encourage esprit de corps among employees in various departments.
• B)increase the cost of labor through economies of scale.
• C)respond readily to customer demands.
• D)increase sales through multiple customer contacts by several layers of management.

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Definitions:

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist known for his work on behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Albert Bandura

A Canadian-American psychologist known for his work on social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy.

Vicarious Learning

The process of learning by observing the actions and outcomes of others' behaviors rather than through direct experience.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus, resulting in a learned response to the neutral stimulus.