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natalie2426

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You describe to your students a new committee within the university that brings together specialists from all different departments to develop a new interdisciplinary program. The structure of the committee best meets the definition of the ________.
 
  A) matrix structure
  B) simple structure
  C) boundaryless organization
  D) virtual organization
  E) bureaucracy

Question 2

The ________ stage of the socialization process explicitly recognizes that each individual that the organization comes across during the selection process has a set of values, attitudes, and expectations about both the work to be done and the
 
  organization.
  A) post-encounter
  B) prearrival
  C) metamorphosis
  D) preencounter
  E) post-arrival


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Answer to Question 1

A
Explanation: A) The matrix structure describes an organization structure that creates dual lines of authority and combines functional and product departmentalization .

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: B) The prearrival stage explicitly recognizes that each individual arrives with a set of values, attitudes, and expectations about both the work to be done and the organization.



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