You Are a Manager of a Small Coal Mining Operation

question 16

Multiple Choice

You are a manager of a small coal mining operation. Your best design is

• A) narrow task assignment to workers and no interest in specialized task
• B) narrow specialization among workers without any task assignment
• C) narrow task assignment and functional specialization among workers
• D) broad allocation of decision rights and empowerment via delegation

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