When the Need for Integration Is Very High, Firms May

question 16

Multiple Choice

When the need for integration is very high, firms may:

• A) use direct contact between subunit managers.
• B) give a person in each subunit responsibility for coordinating with another subunit on a regular basis.
• C) institute a matrix structure, in which all roles are viewed as integrating roles.
• D) use temporary or permanent teams composed of individuals from the subunits that need to achieve coordination.

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