You Assign Your Students a Project That Involves Developing a Business

question 23

Multiple Choice

You assign your students a project that involves developing a business plan for a retail chain. The retail chain will have 1000 employees and will serve customers both locally and internationally via a storefront and an Internet catalog. Which of the following organizational designs is least likely to be suitable for this retail store?

• A) matrix
• B) virtual
• C) bureaucracy
• D) team
• E) simple

Recognize the significance of maintaining consistency in style and parallelism in business documents.

Appreciate the role of graphical elements like bullets in organizing content for enhanced user understanding.

Understand the editorial process, focusing on maintaining the original message's intention while improving clarity and style.

Comprehend the importance of conciseness and precision in business communication.

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Definitions:

Decisional Balance Sheet

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Positive Consequences

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Negative Consequences

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Card Sort

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