The Larson and Gobeli Study That Compared Projects That Had

question 94

Multiple Choice

The Larson and Gobeli study that compared projects that had been managed in a variety of structural types revealed that construction projects tended to be MOST effectively executed when the organizational structure was a:

• A)Project organization.
• B)Balanced matrix.
• C)Project matrix.
• D)Functional matrix.

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Definitions:

Cotton Sharecropping

A system of agriculture in which landowners allow tenants to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land, prevalent in the Southern United States post-Civil War.

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A machine that automates the cotton picking process, significantly impacting agricultural productivity and labor dynamics.

Agricultural Adjustment Agency

A New Deal agency in the United States created in 1933 to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses, primarily through paying farmers to reduce crop area.

George C. Marshall

An American military leader, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who played a significant role in World War II and formulated the Marshall Plan for European recovery post-war.