In 1996, WestJet Airlines Began Operations with Only Three Aircraft

question 135

Multiple Choice

In 1996, WestJet Airlines began operations with only three aircraft and 220 employees. Today, it has a large fleet and employs over 4,800 employees. Based on the known relationship between size and structure, we would expect WestJet's structure today to be fairly __________.

• A) innovative
• B) mechanistic
• C) organic
• D) flexible
• E) decentralized

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