You Are Interested in Explaining the Different Types of Organizational

question 54

Multiple Choice

You are interested in explaining the different types of organizational designs to students of basic management. These students need to know the advantages and disadvantages of each structure as well as the structure's characteristics.
-You extol the virtues and benefits of standardization. You are most likely to be promoting the ________.

• A) matrix structure
• B) virtual organization
• C) bureaucracy
• D) boundaryless structure
• E) simple structure

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Definitions:

Full-time Employees

Workers who are considered to be employed on a full-time basis, typically working a minimum number of hours defined by their employer or by laws.

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

An organization of physicians who network together to offer discounts to purchasers of health care insurance.

Indemnity-type Insurance

Insurance that compensates for losses or damages rather than providing services.

Industrial Injury

An injury or illness that occurs as a result of work or working conditions in an industrial environment.