"I'm Happy to Report That We Have Tripled in Size

Multiple Choice

"I'm happy to report that we have tripled in size in the past decade, and we are now the largest sporting goods retailer in the Northeast," said Chelsea Hughes, Executive VP of Strategy. "Our challenge going forward is to be big, yet act small, to capitalize on the advantages of each. One way that we can accomplish this is to

A) increase bureaucracy."
B) lessen opportunities for economies of scope."
C) acknowledge that buying power is not important."
D) decentralize decision making and organize around small, adaptive, team-based work units."
E) recognize that small size always hinders speed."