In the Context of Mintzberg's Structural Configurations for Organizations, an Automobile

question 52

Multiple Choice

In the context of Mintzberg's structural configurations for organizations, an automobile plant with routinized operating tasks is an example of a_____.

• A)simple structure
• B)machine bureaucracy
• C)professional bureaucracy
• D)divisionalized form

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