________ Is a Systematic Effort to Make an Organization Leaner

question 59

Multiple Choice

________ is a systematic effort to make an organization leaner by selling off business units, closing locations, or reducing staff.

• A) Removing boundaries
• B) Departmentalizing
• C) Decentralizing
• D) Downsizing
• E) Formalizing

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