A Collateral Organizational Structure

question 82

Multiple Choice

A collateral organizational structure:

• A)is tall and highly centralized.
• B)is a formal backup plan that can be used when managers refuse to cooperate.
• C)is useful for making programmed decisions but not for making nonprogrammed decisions.
• D)is a group of informal managers who evaluate decisions made in the formal organization.

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