Defining Organizations in Terms of the Communication Process Suggests All

question 16

Multiple Choice

Defining organizations in terms of the communication process suggests all the following except:

• A) Organizations cannot exist without communication.
• B) Organizations need physical facilities.
• C) Organizational members' talk helps to make organizations what they are.
• D) The study of communication is critical to understanding organizations.

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Definitions:

Ownership

The state or fact of owning something, which can involve possessing property, shares in a company, or any asset that grants the owner legal rights and responsibilities.

Horizontal Mergers

A business consolidation that occurs between firms that operate in the same industry or production stage.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, resulting in the average cost per unit of output decreasing with increasing scale.

Conglomerate Merger

A type of merger where two companies operating in unrelated business areas combine their operations.