In divisional structures, the parent corporation typically acts as an external overseer to coordinate and control the various divisions of the organization.

Carson wants to build an electricity generating plant that uses combustible fuels collected from the city’s garbage and is located near the downtown government area so that the steam could be used for heating the government buildings after it has passed through the generating turbines. Carson is being mostly ________.

Abigail is shopping for a new copier for her company. She has set her price range between $5,000 and $6,000. The copier must handle a minimum of 10,000 copies per month and have a useful life expectancy of five years. If Abigail selects the first copier she finds that meets these criteria, we would say she is ________.

Which of the following production technologies is characterized by high horizontal differentiation?

Plans that encompass only the production or the sales goals of a company are termed ________ plans.

U.S. federal law does not prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation.

If mortgage interest rates increase, this would be an example of changing ________ conditions in a firm’s external environment.

Which of these dimensions of organizational culture highlights the importance of collaboration?

A company with low departmentalization, wide spans of control, centralized authority, and little formalization possesses a ________ structure.

Division of labor refers to the practice of identifying some workers as potential members of a bargaining unit and other workers as members of management.