You Are Interested in Explaining the Different Types of Organizational

question 34

Multiple Choice

You are interested in explaining the different types of organizational designs to students of basic management. These students need to know the advantages and disadvantages of each structure as well as the structure's characteristics.
-You assign your students a project that involves developing a business plan for a retail store. The store will have 200 employees and will serve customers both locally and internationally via a storefront and an Internet catalogue. Which of the following organizational designs is least likely to benefit the goals of this retail store?

• A) virtual
• B) simple
• C) team
• D) matrix
• E) bureaucracy

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