What Is the Risk of a Functional Structure

question 7

Multiple Choice

What is the risk of a functional structure?

• A) The firm cannot avoid duplicating activities.
• B) Employees begin to focus more on their functional areas.
• C) The extra layer of management causes some divisions to work at cross purposes.
• D) The firm does not achieve economies of scale in activities such as marketing.

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