The Clerical and Editorial Employees in a Publishing House Need

question 53

Multiple Choice

The clerical and editorial employees in a publishing house need to be at their desks by 8:00 AM and follow a set of precise procedures dictated by management. The jobs of these clerical and editorial employees ________.

• A) have a wide span of control
• B) score high on the degree of departmentalization
• C) score high on the degree of formalization
• D) lack a unity of command
• E) score low on the degree of work specialization

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