Jacob Was Recently Looking at His Company's Organization Chart in an Attempt

question 89

Multiple Choice

Jacob was recently looking at his company's organization chart in an attempt to discover who reports to whom. Jacob is studying his organization's:

• A) degree of formalization.
• B) amount of differentiation.
• C) degree of centralization.
• D) chain of command.
• E) division of labor.

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Definitions:

Exploiting

Taking advantage of a situation or person, typically in an unfair or unethical manner, for one's own benefit.

Modular Organization

A flexible organizational structure that consists of separate business units or modules, each focusing on a different product or service area.

Decentralized

A system where operations or decisions are distributed among various locations or authorities rather than being concentrated in a single one.

Self-Managing Teams

Teams that operate without the direct supervision of managers and instead rely on the collective skills and insights of the team members to manage their tasks and processes.