Chapter 2

Tall organisations typically have narrow spans of control. 

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• F

 A flat organisation typically has narrow spans of control. 

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• F

Constructive dismissal occurs when an organisation no longer needs an employee and therefore terminates their contract.

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• F

Wrongful dismissal occurs when an organisation terminates the employment contract with its employee without complying with the required dismissal procedure.

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• F

A political system can be defined as ‘a complete set of institutions, political organisations and interest groups, the relationship between those institutions and the political rules and norms that govern their functions.’ 

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• F

Offshoring refers to the transfer of existing staff members to other countries with lower wages.

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• F

When considering Porter’s value chain analysis, outbound logistics is: 

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• F

Delayering refers to eliminating several levels of unnecessary management to reduce Y’s costs, leading to lower prices for customers.

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• F

Downsizing refers to keeping the current management structure, but reducing the number of staff could lead to demotivation among the remaining workers.

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• F

Data Protection legislation, such as The Data Protection Act in the UK, typically focuses on:

• issues concerning data held about incorporated entities.

• 1. rights of the individual with regards to withholding information about oneself.

• the way data about the individual is to be obtained, used, and stored.

• 1. aligning the information requirements between different countries.