Multiple Choice
The success of the multidivisional structure as an organizational form was because:
A) Line-and-staff structures allowed companies to serve to a broader geographical area
B) The separation of strategic from operational decision allowed corporate management to exercise more effective strategic and financial control
C) Divisions were forced to compete with one another for corporate resources
D) It permitted decision making ot be decentralized
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Q6: The major determinant of the organizational culture
Q7: The pioneers of the multidivisional structure were:<br>A)Ford
Q8: Jay Galbraith and Ed Lawler's comment that:
Q9: Conventionally,strategy is viewed as preceding organizational structure.Management
Q11: The comment,"Brilliant strategy; lousy implementation" confirms the
Q12: The rigidities of hierarchical control have resulted
Q13: An important role of shared values within
Q14: The epithet "Great strategy; lousy implementation" is
Q15: Corporations are not the dominant organizational form