In Reviewing the Organizational Structure of Your Company, You Notice

question 194

Multiple Choice

In reviewing the organizational structure of your company, you notice that engineering is subdivided into mechanical, electrical, and software. Additionally, the accounting department is subdivided into accounts payable, accounts receivable, and asset management. What type of departmentalization has the company selected?

• A) Process
• B) Functional
• C) Geographic
• D) Product
• E) Customer

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Definitions:

Central and Peripheral

This refers to the two routes to persuasion proposed by the Elaboration Likelihood Model: the central route, which involves careful and thoughtful consideration of the arguments (content of the message), and the peripheral route, which involves reliance on cues outside the content of the message.

Systematic and Heuristic Processing

Two modes of thinking where systematic processing involves deliberate, analytical evaluation of information, while heuristic processing is based on automatic, quick judgments.

Implicit and Explicit Reception

Implicit and explicit reception encompasses the ways in which individuals subconsciously and consciously process information, attitudes, or cues within their environment.

Receptive

Being willing or inclined to receive ideas, suggestions, or information.