The Best-Known and Most Important Behavioral Approach to Organization Design

question 40

Multiple Choice

The best-known and most important behavioral approach to organization design is

• A) Weber's bureaucracy.
• B) the divisional form.
• C) Woodward's simple structure.
• D) Likert's System 4.
• E) the linking pin approach.

Understand how to manage social media presence and respond to negative information online.

Learn to use positive language to mitigate the impact of bad news.

Know the importance of promptness and clarity in delivering bad news.

Grasp the effectiveness of different communication mediums for delivering sensitive news.

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Definitions:

Pharmaceutical Company

A commercial business licensed to research, develop, market, and/or distribute drugs, most commonly in the context of healthcare.

Ethnocentric Staffing Model

A staffing approach used by multinational companies that primarily uses parent country nationals to staff higher-level foreign positions.

International Business

The carrying out of trade and investment activities by firms across national borders, encompassing the management of international operations.

Host-Country Nationals

Individuals who are citizens of the country in which a foreign subsidiary is located and are employed by the subsidiary.