Which of the Following Is Most Likely to Be True

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely to be true of a firm organized along functional lines?

• A) There will be optimal coordination of information and decisions.
• B) The firm will face decreasing returns to scale.
• C) Information required for decisions will be generic and therefore easy to use.
• D) Functional managers may not act in accordance with the firm's larger objectives.
• E) Decision making in the organization will be highly centralized.

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Definitions:

Expectancy Effects

Phenomena in which the outcome of a study is influenced by the participants' or experimenters' expectations.

Demand Characteristics

Cues that inform the subject how he or she is expected to behave.

Unobtrusive Measures

Research methods that do not require direct interaction with participants, minimizing the potential for the researcher's presence to influence the results.

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that suggest to participants what the experimenter expects to find or how participants are expected to behave.