Shooting Star, Inc

question 101

Multiple Choice

Shooting Star, Inc. has slow response to external changes, centralized decision making, and poor coordination across departments. It is likely structured:

• A) along divisional lines.
• B) along functional lines.
• C) based on the team approach.
• D) based on the virtual network approach.
• E) based on the matrix approach.

Identify strategies for mitigating budget gaming in performance compensation.

Comprehend the role of incentives in organizational performance and structure.

Understand the implications of organizational division on employee and division performance.

Analyze the impacts of compensation strategies on organizational behavior and individual performance.

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