You Are Interested in Explaining the Different Types of Organizational

question 37

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.
-Which of the following statements is true regarding a matrix structure?

• A) It breaks the unity of command concept.
• B) It cannot achieve economies of scale.
• C) It reduces ambiguity about who reports to whom.
• D) It prevents power struggles.
• E) It avoids duplication of activities.

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Definitions:

LDCs

Less Developed Countries; nations with low levels of economic development, often measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, industrialization, and living standards.

Economic Development

The process of improving economic well-being and quality of life through growth and restructuring of an economy's sectors.

Birth Rate

The number of live births per thousand people in a population over a given period of time.

Malthus's Prediction

Refers to Thomas Malthus's theory that population growth would outpace the growth of food supply, leading to widespread poverty and famine.