A Collateral Organizational Structure

question 109

Multiple Choice

A collateral organizational structure:

• A) is a formal backup plan that can be used when managers refuse to cooperate.
• B) is useful for making programmed decisions but not for making nonprogrammed decisions.
• C) is tall and highly centralized.
• D) is a group of informal managers who evaluate decisions made in the formal organization.

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