Josie recently took a job in the marketing department for Beachside Bagels and Bakery. After just a few days on the job, Josie learned that the company has many layers of management, and seems to have a rule to cover almost every situation. These conditions suggest that Beachside Bagels and Bakery is a(n)
A) cross-functional organization.
B) decentralized organization.
C) oligopolistic organization.
D) bureaucratic organization.

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The presence of many layers of management and extensive reliance on formal rules and regulations are all characteristics of bureaucratic organizations.

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