Which one of the following represents an important constituent of a small-town bake shop selling desserts and coffee?

________ is the degree to which decision making takes place at upper levels of the organization.

________ refers to how standardized an organization’s jobs are and the extent to which employee behavior is guided by rules and procedures.

________ is the biological heritage (including physical characteristics such as one’s skin color and associated traits) that people use to identify themselves.

A global company reflects the ________.

Research shows that most of the jobs lost in the manufacturing sector are due to ________.

It is time for Jane to order laminated plywood again. She typically orders from one of three vendors. She knows the price, delivery time, and quality of each vendor. In this situation, Jane is making a(n) ________.

________ decision makers have a much higher tolerance for ambiguity than do directive decision makers.

The chain of command is a principle that states that a person should report to only one boss.

By the year 2050, one in every five persons in the United States will be over 40 years old.