Author Question: Sam and Beth have formed a partnership combining Sam's delivery fleet with Beth's wholesale flower ... (Read 73 times)

ARLKQ · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Sam and Beth have formed a partnership combining Sam's delivery fleet with Beth's wholesale flower business.

The partnership has not gone well and Beth and Sam both see themselves as
being responsible for daily operations and neither is working on sales or planning. What
organizational principle is being violated here and therefore explains why the problem is
occurring?
A) Division of labor principle B) Span of control/management
C) Hierarchical structure principle D) Unity of command principle

Question 2

The organizing principle that refers to the importance of a structure for providing direction and control in an organization is called ________.

A) span of control B) chain of command
C) hierarchical structure D) line authority