Bright Electronics has found it needs to reorganize, including a significant trim of its middle management. This action will likely result in
A) acquiring additional firms.
B) flattening the organization and empowering employees, allowing them to get closer to the customer.
C) increasing the size of its traditional departments to handle 24/7 operations.
D) centralizing its decision making to better control its total quality management program.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A reorganization that results in a downsizing of the firm's workforce will most often affect middle management jobs. When middle management is eliminated, organizations tend to get flatter, span of control gets wider, and the remaining middle management usually empowers employees to make customer decisions.

Bright Electronics Has Found It Needs to Reorganize, Including a Significant