Question

Fairview Community College is a multi-district college with four campuses. Each campus has one president, two vice presidents, five deans, 12 department chairs, over 100 faculty members, and several persons in support roles. The presidents from each campus report to four vice-chancellors and the vice-chancellors report to the chancellor. It is clear that Fairview has a well-defined ___________.

a. bureaucratic reallocation
b. chain of command
c. responsibility environment
d. channel of academic culture

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. chain of command

Step-by-step explanation:

A chain of command is a system of sending information characteristic of organizations with strong, vertical and authoritarian hierarchical structures, such as political-party and military organizations, where orders, rewards and penalties flow from the tip of the pyramid organizational to the base, and where it is expected that only the required information, entrusted activities and tasks flow to the top of it.