You Assign Your Students a Project That Involves Developing a Business

Samantha is the owner of a flower shop. She has five employees that all report directly to her and she makes all the decisions regarding the type and quantity of flowers and looks after the shop's finances. Which type of organizational structure does Samantha have? A) bureaucracy B) virtual structure C) matrix structure D) boundaryless structure E) simple structure

Which of the following abilities is the primary strength of a bureaucracy? A) to perform standardized activities in a highly efficient manner B) to break the unity-of-command concept between departments C) to facilitate coordination when the organization has complex activities D) to save a great deal of money by eliminating hierarchical roles E) to rotate people through different functional areas using lateral transfers