Mark is the owner of a local shoe business. He has fifteen employees who report directly to him, he makes all the decisions regarding the type and quality of shoes, and he looks after the shop's finances. Which type of organizational structure does Mark have?
A) bureaucracy
B) virtual structure
C) matrix structure
D) boundaryless structure
E) simple structure

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A simple structure has a low degree of departmentalization, wide spans of control, authority centralized in a single person, and little formalization. It is a "flat" organization; it usually has only two or three vertical levels, a loose body of employees, and one individual in whom the decision-making authority is centralized. So Mark's shop has a simple structure.

Mark Is the Owner of a Local Shoe Business