The ________ Is Characterized by a Low Degree of Departmentalization

question 104

Multiple Choice

The ________ is characterized by a low degree of departmentalization, wide spans of control, authority centralized in a single person, and little formalization.

• A) bureaucracy
• B) matrix organization
• C) simple structure
• D) team structure
• E) centralized structure

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A beneficial effect produced by a placebo drug or treatment, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.

Double-blind Procedure

A research or testing method in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know which subjects are in the control or experimental groups, to eliminate bias.

Experimental Treatment

A novel therapeutic approach or intervention being tested for its effectiveness, often within the context of a clinical trial.

Dependent Variable

The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.