The Shift Away from Geographic and Toward Product or Client-Based

question 151

Multiple Choice

The shift away from geographic and toward product or client-based divisional structures reflects the trend toward:

• A)disbanding team-based structures in favour of simple structures.
• B)shifting from functional structures to geographically based divisionalized structures.
• C)changing from divisionalized structures into functional structures.
• D)increasing direct supervision as the main coordinating mechanism.
• E)the globally integrated enterprise.

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