Rick's Cafe Is a New Restaurant in Town

question 73

Multiple Choice

Rick's Cafe is a new restaurant in town. It has Rick, (the owner) , five waitstaff, two cooks, a busboy, and a hostess. He is considering hiring a manager for the restaurant and asks for your thoughts. What advice would you give him?

• A) Although the cafe is small, a middle manager would allow Rick to mingle more with the customers.
• B) The cafe is large enough in size that it needs a middle manager.
• C) A manager would allow Rick to take time off for a vacation.
• D) A manager would enable him to divide the labor but may also cause him to lose some authority.
• E) The cafe is small enough in size that it can be maintained as a flat organization without a middle manager.

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