TP Pencils Is the Low-Cost Producer of One Type of Standard

question 47

Multiple Choice

TP Pencils is the low-cost producer of one type of standard pencils. Given that it operates in a fairly stable environment, the company focuses on making its product as efficiently as possible. Which of the following approaches to organizational design is likely to be appropriate for TP Pencils?

• A) Multi-divisional
• B) Global
• C) Mechanistic
• D) Matrix
• E) Organic

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Definitions:

Packaging Issues

Concerns related to the presentation, protection, and transportation of products, often focused on efficiency, sustainability, and consumer appeal.

Distal

In spatial terms, situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment; in causal terms, indirectly related or removed in space or time.

Proximal

Relating to or situated near the center of the body or the point of attachment.

Surface

The outermost or uppermost layer of something that is in contact with the air.