At Yahoo, CEO Carol Bartz Inherited an Organization with a Complex

question 115

Multiple Choice

At Yahoo, CEO Carol Bartz inherited an organization with a complex matrix structure. The matrix structure resulted in delays in decision making along with a lack of accountability. To allow Yahoo to react to the environment in a quicker manner and quicken the pace of decision making she:

• A)decentralized the structure
• B)moved to a product structure
• C)implemented the virtual structure
• D)added centralization with a flatter structure

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