Telescopic Inc

question 1

Multiple Choice

Telescopic Inc., a web development firm, is headed by Rob Dennis, the CEO. Each functional department of the company-marketing, finance, and HR-has a president who reports to the CEO directly. Each department has various managers who manage teams. The managers report to the presidents, and the team leads report to the managers. Finally, the employees at the lowest level report to their team leads. It is rare for a lower-level employee to interact with the CEO of the company. In this scenario, Telescopic Inc. can be said to have a(n)

• A) organic organizational structure.
• B) decentralized organizational structure.
• C) tall hierarchical structure.
• D) flat hierarchical structure.

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Definitions:

Primary Beneficiary

The entity that has the majority of risks and rewards from a variable interest entity, leading to the requirement of consolidating the entity's financial statements.

Amortization

The gradual reduction of a debt over a period of time through regular payments or the systematic allocation of intangible asset costs over its useful life.

Unrealized Gain

A profit that results from holding onto an asset rather than selling it, not reflected in cash flow or income until the asset is sold.

Positive Gross Profit

A financial state where a company's revenue from sales exceeds its cost of goods sold.