Author Question: The increasing popularity of decentralized structures and matrix organization, in which many ... (Read 41 times)

bclement10 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

The increasing popularity of decentralized structures and matrix organization, in which many organization members wind up reporting to two or more bosses, has increased executives reliance on authority and reduced the reliance on interpersonal

conflict management skills.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Which of the following actions most likely enables even a relatively tall structure to be more flexible in its responses to changes in the external environment?

A) promoting downward communication and discouraging upward communication
B) increasing the specialization and division of labor
C) increasing vertical differentiation
D) decentralizing authority