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Within the next three years, the PRM Company wants to set up an electronic data interchange with all of its suppliers. What type of organizational goal is PRM establishing?

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technology

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An important aspect of the organizing function of management involves: promoting employees, motivating team members, establishing levels of authority, conducting performance reviews.

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establishing levels of authority.

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One way to determine whether an employee is helping a business achieve its organizational goals is by:

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evaluating the employee’s performance.

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Patrice tells her sales staff to spend one-fourth of their time on sales meetings, one-fourth on sales reports, one-fourth on answering emails, and one-fourth on generating new leads. Which step of the organizing process is Patrice demonstrating?

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allocating resources

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The primary purpose of developing organizational goals is to:

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provide direction.

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What management function is responsible for coordinating resources in ways that maximize efficiency?

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organizing

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Amy and Tom work in a busy purchasing department. Amy relies on Tom to provide her with important information every day to do her job. Because the business’s ability to achieve its goals relies on Amy and Tom’s collaborative efforts, these two employees’ jobs are:

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interdependent.

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Which organization structure does the reporting of the Vice Presidents of Marketing, Product Development, Finance, and Operations to Camille, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, represent?

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Functional

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Coordinating business activities is an important aspect of the organizing function of management because it:

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establishes clear relationships between the company’s resources.

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Which organizational structure makes the most sense for Computers, Inc., which manufactures and sells its computer hardware in four countries and employs over 5,000 people worldwide? Options: Divisional, Functional, Matrix, Specialized

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Divisional