According to Burns and Stalker, an Organization in a Stable

question 2

Multiple Choice

According to Burns and Stalker, an organization in a stable environment should:

• A) adopt a mechanistic structure.
• B) use complex integrating mechanisms.
• C) adopt an organic structure.
• D) use mutual adjustment.

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Definitions:

ADEA

Age Discrimination in Employment Act, a U.S. law designed to protect workers and job applicants aged 40 and over from age-based discrimination.

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

An employment qualification that an employer can legally consider while making decisions about hiring and retaining employees, provided it is reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business.

Hostile-Environment Sexual Harassment

Unwelcome sexual conduct that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

Unwanted Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or gender, that is not desired or solicited.