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What is the main advantage of wider spans of control according to the text?
What is the main advantage of wider spans of control according to the text?
- They encourage employee autonomy
- They make vertical communication more complex
- They lead to significant cost savings (correct)
- They reduce the number of levels of management
What is a major drawback of narrow spans of control mentioned in the text?
What is a major drawback of narrow spans of control mentioned in the text?
- Reducing levels of management
- Adding levels of management (correct)
- Making vertical communication more complex
- Encouraging employee autonomy
How does the text describe the impact of specialization on subunit conflict?
How does the text describe the impact of specialization on subunit conflict?
- Specialization reduces subunit conflict
- Specialization has no impact on subunit conflict
- Specialization encourages subunit conflict (correct)
- Specialization is unrelated to subunit conflict
What is the importance of standardization in bureaucracy?
What is the importance of standardization in bureaucracy?
What was a disadvantage associated with the bureaucratic structure mentioned in the text?
What was a disadvantage associated with the bureaucratic structure mentioned in the text?
How does work specialization influence subunit conflict within an organization?
How does work specialization influence subunit conflict within an organization?
What is the primary advantage of a functional structure within an organization?
What is the primary advantage of a functional structure within an organization?
Why is the chain of command considered less important in modern organizational design?
Why is the chain of command considered less important in modern organizational design?
What is a key characteristic of a matrix organizational structure?
What is a key characteristic of a matrix organizational structure?
How does specialization impact subunit conflict within an organization?
How does specialization impact subunit conflict within an organization?
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