The Most Common Form of Vertical Organization Structure in Medium

question 51

Multiple Choice

The most common form of vertical organization structure in medium and large-sized firms is:

• A) Organization by customer type
• B) Geographic organization
• C) Organization by selling function
• D) A line and staff organization
• E) Organization by product type

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Definitions:

Split-half Reliability

A measure of consistency where a test is divided into two parts, and the scores on both halves are compared to assess the test's reliability.

Curvilinear Relationship

A relationship in which changes in the values of the first variable are accompanied by both increases and decreases in the values of another variable.

Discriminant Validity

The construct validity of a measure is assessed by examining the extent to which scores on the measure are not related to scores on conceptually unrelated measures.

Internal Consistency

A measure of the reliability of a psychological test or survey, assessing if all items evaluate the same characteristic and produce similar scores.