Which of the Following Is True of the Studies Conducted

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the studies conducted by Joan Woodward on organization and technology?

• A) The number of levels in an organization decreased as technical complexity increased.
• B) The ratio of managers and supervisors to total personnel decreased as technical complexity increased.
• C) The unit or small-batch mode of production represented the upper end of the technical complexity scale.
• D) Firms were grouped along a continuum from technical diffuseness to technical specificity.
• E) No significant relationship existed between technical complexity and organizational size.

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