Table 15.4 Five Organizations in Your Community Are Being Studied Using Mintzberg's

question 106

Multiple Choice

Table 15.4
Five organizations in your community are being studied using Mintzberg's perspective on organizational design. One is a high-tech organization with a simple structure, decentralized authority, and support staff is the dominant element in the organization. A second company operates in a stable industry, each employee's work is highly specialized, and decision-making is concentrated at the top of the organization. There is also a family medical practice with three doctors who are partners. The operating core is the dominant element, and decision-making is vested in the doctors. Finally, there is a retail dealer mall for antiques and collectibles, which is dominated by its strategic apex element.
-Refer to Table 15.4. The retail dealer mall for antiques and collectibles is an example of Mintzberg's:

• A) simple structure.
• B) machine bureaucracy.
• C) professional bureaucracy.
• D) adhocracy.

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