Which of the following is a major disadvantage of the cellular ...

[Chelseaamend]

Which of the following is a major disadvantage of the cellular type of organizational design?
 
  A) It requires an exceptionally strong surrounding subculture, clearly established values, and a high degree of trust.
  B) It often has a slow reaction time because of the complexity of getting decisions made across different levels.
  C) Vertical top-down communications are less efficient as they are complicated by dual reporting relationships.
  D) There is greater organizational inflexibility in this design as lines of communication are not well-defined.
  E) It requires every individual member to remain in constant communication with every other member in the organization.

Question 2

Each person in a team or group has an assigned set of behaviors that other members expect. This is referred to as his or her ________.
 
  A) status
  B) role
  C) norm
  D) ethnicity
  E) skill-set

[Chou]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B