Multiple Choice
An organization that wants to compete through innovation should:
A) adopt an organic structure and make extensive use of informal communication to coordinate work.
B) centralize by typically giving the decision making authority to those at the top of the organizational hierarchy and formalize its organizational structure.
C) coordinate employees by establishing formal rules and procedures.
D) switch to a cost leadership strategy as quickly as possible.
E) adopt a mechanistic structure with functional departmentalization.
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