The Hierarchy of Authority in an Organization Is Referred to as Its

question 72

Multiple Choice

The hierarchy of authority in an organization is referred to as its

• A)chain of command.
• B)integrating mechanisms.
• C)span of control.
• D)degree of autonomy.
• E)management succession.

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Definitions:

Formerly Enslaved

Individuals who were once subject to slavery but have since been emancipated or released from bondage.

Sea Islands Experiment

An early Reconstruction initiative in the 1860s aimed at redistributing land on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina to newly freed slaves.

Ten-Percent Plan

A Reconstruction plan proposed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, suggesting that a Southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10% of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.

Reconstruction

The period after the American Civil War (1865–1877) during which the United States attempted to reintegrate the Confederate states back into the Union and rebuild the South.