Which of the Following Statements About the Organizational Life Cycle

question 120

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the organizational life cycle is TRUE?

• A) Life cycle tends to be related to size.
• B) The final stage for an organization may be one of decline or stability.
• C) The organization design needed for various stages of an organization's life cycle will be different.
• D) Life cycle is a situational element that has been found to affect the appropriate organization design.
• E) All of these choices

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Definitions:

Entirety

The whole of something; the total or complete sum or amount of a particular thing or entity.

Nativism

The theory that certain skills or abilities are "native" or hardwired into the brain at birth.

Constitutional Factors

Physical and genetic characteristics of an individual that influence his or her biological functioning.

Acquisition

The act of gaining possession or knowledge of something.