What Best Summarizes an Organization's Complexity

question 40

Multiple Choice

What best summarizes an organization's complexity?

• A) the number of employees within it
• B) the difficulty of coordinating its different parts
• C) the number of activities and amount of differentiation
• D) the number of levels within it

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Definitions:

Neoclassical Economics

Neoclassical economics is a school of thought that emphasizes rationality, market equilibrium, and the efficiency of markets in allocating resources.

Rational

Behaviors and decisions that maximize a person’s chances of achieving his or her goals.

Behavioral Economists

Economists focusing on how psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors influence the economic choices made by individuals and institutions.

Systematic Errors

Errors that consistently occur in the same direction and are caused by faults in the measurement system, not randomness.