An International Distribution Company Has a Shipping Division, a Warehouse

Multiple Choice

An international distribution company has a shipping division, a warehouse division, a computer hardware and software distribution center, as well as, a marketing research department, a human resources department, and an accounting department. A salesperson who works in the shipping division is told by the accounting department that he must turn in a weekly expense account. His supervisor in the shipping division wants expense accounts submitted monthly. The salesperson is likely experiencing a problem with ____.

A) line authority
B) delegation of authority
C) centralization
D) chain of command
E) organizational synergy