Managers Should Design Flexible Structures, Characterized by Decentralized Authority and Empowered

question 83

Multiple Choice

Managers should design flexible structures, characterized by decentralized authority and empowered employees, for their organization when its

• A)environment is stable.
• B)technology is simple.
• C)workforce is highly skilled.
• D)strategy is well understood.

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Definitions:

Associative Linkage

Associative linkage refers to the process by which ideas and experiences become connected in the mind, forming a network of related concepts that can influence memory and perception.

Generalization

The process by which an organism responds similarly to different stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of its extinction or reduction, without further conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially indifferent stimulus which, after being combined with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.