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Firms that start with only a few employees usually adopt a simple structure. product divisional structure. geographic divisional structure. matrix structure. QUESTION 10 Geographic and product divisional structures are typically more flexible than matrix and functional structures. True False QUESTION 11 Horizontal growth refers to an increase in the length of the organization's hierarchy True ? False QUESTION 12 Increasing both the length and breadth of the organizational structure is called horizontal growth vertical growth. span of control. None of the above.

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Question 9:

Small companies or startups usually adopt a flat strcuture. Or a simple structure. Where everyone's is their boos. There is no bureaucracy. Everyday communication and decision making becomes faster.

Question 10:

True. Geographical and divisional strcutures are a simple block or fully functional units in itself. They have higher autonomy and faster decision making. However in Matrix structure, it combines both divisional and functional strcuture. For a particular product, there is a team of product and function working together. This makes decision making slow as multiple stakeholders get involved.

Question 11:

False. Vertical growth means increasing hierarchy i.e. more levels between top-down struture. However, horizontal growth means expanding in the same levels of hierarchy.

Question 12:

None of the above. Increasing breadth and length of organization leads to both horizontal and vertical growth. It might not have any impact on span of control. It is called spatial growth.

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