One of the Big Weaknesses of Organization Structures That Do

question 23

Multiple Choice

One of the big weaknesses of organization structures that do not have cross-business collaboration is

• A) making it hard to effectively empower employees.
• B) making it difficult to have closely related activities report to a single executive.
• C) that pieces of strategically relevant activities and capabilities often end up scattered across many departments each pursuing its own priorities, projects and agendas.
• D) impeding the use of outsourcing.
• E) making it hard to fix managerial accountability for poor results.

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Density

A measure of mass per unit volume of a substance, influencing how materials interact, such as floating or sinking in water.

Slab Pull

A mechanism that contributes to plate tectonics, involving the subduction of oceanic plates pulling the trailing lithosphere into subduction zones.

Asthenosphere

The upper mantle's region directly beneath the lithosphere, characterized by high viscosity, mechanical weakness, and ductile deformation.

Oceanic Lithosphere

The rigid outer layer of the Earth under the ocean basins, composed of the crust and upper mantle that is specifically associated with oceanic regions.