At Boars' Nest Distributors, There Are Only Two Levels of Hierarchy

question 160

Multiple Choice

At Boars' Nest Distributors, there are only two levels of hierarchy. Little supervision of employees is required, and the company has been successful at competing on a global scale. However, employee loyalty is weak, and turnover is quite high. Based on this information, Boars' Nest most likely operates using a __________ structure.

• A) divisional
• B) team
• C) virtual network
• D) functional
• E) matrix

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