Question

John has just taken a job in the marketing department with the Shelling Company. After just a few days on the job, John has learned that the company has many layers of management, and seems to have a rule to cover almost every situation. These conditions suggest that Shelling Company is a(n) ______.

a. cross-functional organization.
b. bureaucratic organization.

Answer 1

b. bureaucratic organization

Step-by-step explanation:

A bureaucratic organization is characterised by:

1. High organisational hierarchy - the company has many layers of management.

2. A lot of rules

3. Rigidity and high formality

A bureaucratic organisation increases accountability of emoloyees in an organisation. A disadvantage is that it increases time for decisions to be made and employees have less autonomy.

A cross functional organisation is when employees with different functions work together in an organisation.