Julie was thinking about quitting her job. She was only hired three weeks ago, but since that time, she observed that the organization had very rigid rules, narrow spans of control, highly centralized decision making and mostly downward communication. Which of the choices below best describes this type of Organizational Design?

Networked organization

Organic organization

Matrix organization

Mechanistic organization

Organization "X" has an Organizational Design that can be described as having very rigid rules, narrow spans of control, highly centralized decision making, high job formalization and a clear chain of command. Which of Porter's 5 Competitive Strategies covered in class most closely aligns with this Organizational Design?

Focused strategy based on differentiation

Low-cost strategy

Broad differentiation strategy

Organic strategy