According to Piaget, If New Events and Changing Circumstances Cannot

question 115

Multiple Choice

According to Piaget, if new events and changing circumstances cannot be absorbed into one's self-concept, and the self-concept changes in order to adapt to these new events, this defines the process called:

• A) equilibration
• B) accommodation
• C) integrity
• D) assimilation

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Definitions:

Formalization

The process of creating formal rules and procedures to standardize organizational activities and decisions.

Simple Structure

A term used in organizational theory referring to an organizational design with low departmentalization, wide spans of control, centralized authority, and minimal formalization.

Professional Bureaucracy

A decentralized form of organization that emphasizes the expertise of the professionals in the operating core of the organization.

Machine Bureaucracy

A moderately decentralized form of organization that emphasizes support staff differentiated from the line operations of the organization, limited horizontal decentralization of decision making, and a well-defined hierarchy of authority.