Why Would an Organizational Structure Researcher Say Horizontal Linkage Mechanisms

question 51

Multiple Choice

Why would an organizational structure researcher say horizontal linkage mechanisms are important to an organization?

• A) They cause employees to feel a lack of unity of command.
• B) They coordinate functional areas when added to a divisional structure.
• C) They confuse vertical linkages.
• D) They enable people in different functional departments to exchange information.

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