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robinn137

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on: Jul 7, 2018
According to contingency theory, in order to manage its environment effectively, an organization should ________.
 
  A) use mechanistic structures to make organizational decisions
  B) design its internal structure to control the external environment
  C) concentrate all authority within the top-management level
  D) limit the extent of internal differentiation and integration

Question 2

A shoe manufacturer acquires the retail stores that sell its shoes. This is an example of a(n) ________.
 
  A) forward vertical integration
  B) unrelated diversification
  C) market penetration
  D) sequential horizontal integration


Eunice618

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Reply #1 on: Jul 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


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