Darrell Is a Clothier Whose Company, 24-7 Activewear, Has Separate

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Multiple Choice

Darrell is a clothier whose company, 24-7 Activewear, has separate product lines for men, women, and children. He has grouped his organization into different departments such as production, marketing, and finance. Most of the employees report to two managers-a departmental head and a divisional head. Darrell encourages lower-level managers to make important decisions in order to promote quick and effective decision making. It can be inferred that 24-7 Activewear uses

• A)centralized decision making.
• B)the principle of unity of command.
• C)decentralized decision making.
• D)a narrow span of control.
• E)a wide span of control.

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Definitions:

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone, often improving on simple or well-rehearsed tasks.

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Revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.

Asch Procedure

A research method used in social psychology to study conformity to group pressure by analyzing how individuals yield to or defy a majority group's opinion.

Conformity

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