Economic base refers to employers and companies that provide jobs in a given area.
An aspect of economic base called the basic industry is that portion of businesses that export to areas outside resulting in wealth coming into the economy.
The other aspect of economic base is the nonbasic industry that does not support exports.
An organization that has direct two-way lines of responsibility, authority, and communication running from the top to the bottom of the organization, with all people reporting to only one supervisor is called a(n) <u>line</u> structure.