Which Statement About Organizational Structure Is True

question 226

Multiple Choice

Which statement about organizational structure is true?

• A) Decentralized firms tend to have many layers of management.
• B) As a company gets larger, it tends to adopt a decentralized structure.
• C) The purpose of centralization is to make a company more responsive to a changing, complex environment.
• D) In a centralized organization, most decision-making authority is held by lower-level managers.
• E) Decentralized companies must change to centralized structures in response to unpredictable environments.

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