Which of the following actions is involved in delayering?
A) Eliminating business units
B) Rethinking business processes
C) Creating more business units
D) Flattening the organizational hierarchy
E) Broadening the span of control

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Delayering involves reducing the number of management layers in an organizational hierarchy, resulting in a flatter structure. Therefore, the best choice is D – flattening the organizational hierarchy. Eliminating business units (A) and creating more business units (C) may involve restructuring, but not necessarily delayering. Rethinking business processes (B) may result in streamlining and efficiency, but does not necessarily involve delayering. Broadening the span of control (E) means increasing the number of subordinates reporting to a manager, which is the opposite of delayering.

Which of the Following Actions Is Involved in Delayering