The Northwest Utility Co (NUC)received Statutory Permission from the Government

question 61

Multiple Choice

The Northwest Utility Co (NUC) received statutory permission from the government to lay electrical cables under residential properties.Ariana suffered severe injuries when she struck a buried cable while gardening.If Ariana sues for the tort of nuisance,NUC will be able to avoid liability on the basis of the defence of statutory authority

• A)only if a nuisance was the inevitable result of performing the statutorily authorized activity.
• B)as long as a nuisance was the probable result of performing the statutorily authorized activity.
• C)as long as a nuisance was a reasonably foreseeable result of performing the statutorily authorized activity.
• D)as long as it did not intentionally create a nuisance when performing the statutorily authorized activity.
• E)only if Ariana knew of the statute when she was injured.

Distinguish between bureaucratic and flexible organizational structures.

Differentiate between horizontal and vertical differentiation within organizations.

Understand Charles Perrow’s key aspects of organizational structure modification in response to technology.

Explain the concept of spatial differentiation in organizations.

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