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clmills979

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If a firm wants to become more adaptive and flexible, which of the following organizational structures is it likely to prefer?
 
  A) formalized
  B) mechanistic
  C) organic
  D) centralized

Question 2

Paul Abdul Oil Corporation (PAOC) began as a relatively small oil company. As PAOC has grown, the company has gained a highly trained group of managers and analysts at the corporate headquarters.
 
  This group is highly adaptive in its structure. Members of this group do not have standardized jobs, but are empowered to handle diverse job activities and problems. PAOC seems to have a(n) ________ structure.
  A) mechanistic
  B) divisional
  C) functional
  D) organic


jessofishing

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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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