Flat Organizational Structures Are Characterized By

question 65

Multiple Choice

Flat organizational structures are characterized by:

• A) many levels of management compared to the size of the company.
• B) slower response to changes in the competitive environment.
• C) a relatively wide span of control.
• D) reduced flexibility in decision-making strategies.
• E) an increase in bureaucratic costs.

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Definitions:

Nutritional Resources

Sources of nourishment that provide organisms with the necessary energy and materials for growth, development, and maintenance.

Caterpillars

The larval stage of butterflies and moths, during which they often feed voraciously before undergoing metamorphosis into adults.

Phylogenetic Species Concept

The phylogenetic species concept is the idea that species are the smallest possible groups whose members are descended from a common ancestor and who all possess defining or derived characteristics that distinguish them from other such groups.

Biological Species Concept

Holds that species are groups of actually (or potentially) interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.