Mintzberg Criticized the M-Form Because

question 58

Multiple Choice

Mintzberg criticized the M-form because:

• A)Decision making may be decentralized, but divisional CEOs may stop all further decentralization, and divisional autonomy soon disappears when performance decreases
• B)In practice the corporate center can impose inappropriately standardized control systems and management styles
• C)Both a and b
• D)Neither a nor b; he was attacking Williamson's critics

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