Question

3.Which of the following is not a characteristic of a vertical organizational structure? A. Greater efficiency in handling uncomplicated tasks B. Lower employee morale and satisfaction C. Slower communication D. Consists of casual relationships and external office influences

Answer 1

Answer:

• D. Consists of casual relationships and external office influences

Explanation:

Vertical organizational structures consist is a very is a very hierarchical form of organization. And it has a typical pyramidal structure: few people on top and a wide base.

The rules emanate from top management and are transmitted down by each division, department, until they reach employees at the lower level of the company.

Indeed they are efficient because of they have clear rules to follow by the employees, that they can use to handle quickly most of daily tasks. Thus option "A. Greater efficiency in handling uncomplicated tasks" is true.

These kind of organizations may be little encouraging for the lower levels, as they just must follow the rules and are not able to implement new procedures by themselves. Thus, it is true that "B. Lower employee morale and satisfaction" may undermine the lowers levels and some good employess would migrate to other enterpises where they can develop their ideas. Thi si a clar disavantage.

C. Slower communication

Since the communication has to pass for all intermediate levels, these organizations have typically slower communiction. Thus, this is true too.

D. Consists of casual relationships and external office influences

This is not a characteristic of vertical organizational structures; on the contrary, the relationships are generally ruled by the same hierarchical formal relationships. This is, the command line is the same line of the relationships.

Nowadays, most enterprises are aware of the importance of developing a team bases on high morale and wide and good relationships, thus theses effects are handled by the top and medium level management searching to be more effective, encouraging, and satisfactory for all the employees.