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inertia

a firms unwillingness to alter how things are currently done

the extent to which the ability to make decisions rests with the people at the top of a firm is referred to as

centralization

tends to result in delayed response time and lower customer satisfaction

emergent decision making

Simple Organizational Structure

flat hierarchies founders make all important decisions low formalization

which of the following defines who reports to whom

hiearchy

the organizational element that determines the organizations form, position reporting lines is known as

hierachy

organic organizations

high levels of employee satisfactions greater employee creativity fast decision making

a top-down strategic plan takes place in which type of organization

highly centralized

mechanistic organization

highly specialized, hierarchical and formal

Formalization

the organizational structure element that deals with the degree to which employees are guided by specific, codified rules and processes is known as

strategy implementation

the portion of the strategic process that concerns the organization. coordination and integration of work process is

What is the goal of organizational design?

to enable managers to translate their chosen strategy into a realized one