IBM Experienced Coordination and Communication Problems When It Tried to Launch

question 4

Multiple Choice

IBM experienced coordination and communication problems when it tried to launch OS/2 due to ineffective ________.

• A)standardization
• B)formalization
• C)integration
• D)differentiation

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Definitions:

Lineage Fusion

A social process where separate lineages or family groups come together to form a larger community or society.

Lineage Fission

The division or splitting of a lineage or social group into two or more new lineages or groups, often over disputes or for other social reasons.

Descent Group

A social group whose members share a common ancestry; membership is derived through either the maternal or paternal line.

Patrilineal

A social system in which lineage, inheritance, and social identity are primarily traced through the male line.