Compare Ternary Software with Wal-Mart (In Practice activity). These two companies illustrate the concept that:
A) larger organizations need to have tight controls at the top.
B) successful organizations can have very different strategies and goal emphases.
C) a moderate to high level of formalization is crucial to an organization's success.
D) centralization is necessary in organizations when they face high levels of competition.

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Ternary Software and Wal-Mart have very different strategies and goals, yet both are successful organizations. Ternary Software focuses on innovation and creativity while Wal-Mart focuses on efficiency and cost-cutting. This shows that successful organizations can have very different strategies and goal emphases. The other choices are not applicable in this comparison.

Compare Ternary Software with Wal-Mart (In Practice Activity)