A Disadvantage Associated with Decentralizing the Decision-Making Process in an Organization

question 38

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage associated with decentralizing the decision-making process in an organization is that:

• A)the CEO is likely to make suboptimal decisions.
• B)the cost of transferring information between the CEO and other decision makers can be high.
• C)it makes the three legs of the architectural stool of an organization inconsistent with each other.
• D)it prevents firms from benchmarking other firms to determine value-enhancing policies.

Identify the initial and final steps in the interaction leading to secondary deviation according to Lemert.

Differentiate between positivist and constructionist theories of deviance.

Comprehend the role of ethnography in researching deviance.

Realize the impact of social labeling and its consequences on individuals and communities.

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