Henry Mintzberg | the Professional Organization

question 28

Multiple Choice

Henry Mintzberg | The Professional Organization
Mintzberg first discusses the basic structure and uniqueness of professional organizations and how they differ from machine bureaucracies and innovative organizations. He then presents various forms and models of professional organizations. Finally, he shows how the characteristics of being both democratic and autonomous can lead to favorable as well as unfavorable conditions among professionals.
-Which of the following models describes a professional organization built on common interest as the guiding force, in which decision-making is by consensus?

• A) the garbage can model
• B) the political model
• C) the collegial model
• D) the craft enterprise model

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