The Best Organizational Design Is the One That

question 49

Multiple Choice

The best organizational design is the one that

• A) emphasizes formal authority, order, fairness, and efficiency.
• B) is centralized, with many rules and procedures, a clear-cut division of labour, narrow spans of control, and formal coordination.
• C) emphasizes a vertical structure, hierarchy of authority, and promotion based on competency.
• D) achieves a good match between structure and situational contingencies.
• E) has narrow spans of control and structures of the pyramid form.

Compare different environmental paradigms and their approach towards ecocentrism.

Evaluate the impact of urbanization on environmental sustainability and the distribution of natural resources.

Understand the essential elements of a partnership agreement.

Identify the principal duties and sources of duties among partners in a partnership.

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The legal doctrine that prevents the government or its subdivisions, departments, and agencies from being sued without its consent.

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

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