Multiple Choice
Potential disadvantages of functional structures include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Difficulties in pinpointing responsibilities for cost containment,product or service quality,timeliness,and innovation.
B) Provides for clear career paths.
C) Sense of cooperation and common purpose tends to break down.
D) Narrow view of performance objectives.
E) Too many decisions referred upward in the organizational hierarchy.
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