File Edit Format View Help Potential advantages of network structures include which of the following? Select one: 3. Companies can operate with fewer full-time employees and less complex internal systems. b. Companies can reduce overhead costs and increase operating efficiency. C. Companies can operate across great distances. d. All of the above are potential advantages of a network structure. e. None of the above is a potential advantage of a network structure. Paige, a recent MBA graduate in the field of accounting, is the finance manager of Accountus Inc. Paige has a problem with a shadow organization in her division. One sensible first step in Paige's management strategy might be Select one: a. meeting with her employees to let them know she is the boss b. promising bonuses only to those employees who agree with her and work with her C. Seeking to understand and work with the shadow organization d. firing the people who are members of the shadow organization e. assuming her staff is trying to undermine her and act accordingly Arun is hired to manage the marketing department of a national retail chain and he needs to hire two marketing representatives to staff his department. The company's policy is to use internal recruitment instead of external recruitment. However, according to the textbook, a disadvantage of internal recruitment is that it Select one: a. is usually more expensive b. relies on managers to recommend candidates c. does not bring in outsiders with fresh perspectives, expertise, and experience d. reduces employee motivation and loyalty e. is usually more time consuming I Which of the following statements is true about the first step of the control process? Select one: a. It involves the identification of key results that one wants to accomplish, by the performance objectives. b. It first involves the identification of the standards of measuring performance and then the identification of key results. C. It identifies the point where output standards and input standards are used to carefully document results. d. It involves relative comparisons that benchmark performance against that being achieved by other people, work units, or organizations. e. It focuses attention on substantial differences between actual and desired performance