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Courtland Corporation recently reduced its number of management levels and decentralized its entire managerial approach. Prior to this, the corporation maintained a pyramid-shaped management structure and was based on a functional division of labor.
 
  Courtland evolved from a ________ organization to a ________ organization.
  A) prospector / defender
  B) boundaryless / bureaucratic
  C) bureaucratic / boundaryless
  D) bureaucratic / flat

Question 2

A company would most likely adopt a boundaryless organizational structure if management wants to:
 
  A) structure its organization around functions.
  B) enter foreign markets that have entry barriers.
  C) move into a stable and predictable global market.
  D) reorganize around its products, services, or customers.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

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Answer: B





 

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