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By structuring the company with cross-functional teams, there is a greater chance that a business is more responsive to social trends affecting customer preferences.

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Serena has long dreamed of opening her own restaurant. She, of course, knows that she will need to organize her business. Organizing begins with determining the work to be done.

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Which of the following are common responses of employees when faced with change?

Javier is a self-employed patent attorney and it seems like he is always working! Large corporations hire him on an as-needed basis to review prospective ideas and help with securing patents for a variety of inventions including surgical instruments, medicines, and high-tech gadgets. Once he secures a contract, Javier knows approximately how many weeks or months he will work. Javier works for virtual corporations.

Henri Fayol and Max Weber are best known for their contributions to

For an inverted organization to be effective, it requires

Some companies have created hybrid versions of departmentalization, where they combine two or more traditional ways of departmentalizing.

When management structures the organization, it makes decisions about which products and services it will offer and how it is going to finance the company.

Staff positions in an organization

Competitive benchmarking rates an organization's products and operations against the industry average.

Fayol's principles suggest that the goals of the firm are less important than the goals of individual workers.

Max Weber favored which of the following?

As the head of the engineering department for her company, Jody works with her team on complex and challenging projects. The level of detail in this work requires Jody to spend a significant amount of time with each team member, providing advice and support. Due to the complexity and time involvement of each project, Jody has a(n) ________ span of control.

The traditional way to departmentalize an organization is by geographical area served.

The optimum number of subordinates a manager can supervise is referred to as the

The informal organization of a business is probably best suited to

Describe two major issues that are important in organizational design.

From her discussions with employees, Angelica learned quickly that production workers put their trust in 20-year veteran Willie McClaren. Many people told her that if you wanted something done, Willie was the person to see. Willie appears to be an important part of the

A firm's informal organization refers to the structure that identifies the authority, responsibility, and position of people within the organization.

Span of control refers to the number of different markets a business can serve efficiently.