Group of answer choices.
a. bureaucratic
b. authoritative
c. centralized
d. behavioristic
Answer:
d. behavioristic.
Step-by-step explanation:
A functional (departmental) organizational structure is a type of structure used to organize staffs by dividing them into various departments based on their skill set, roles or functions and knowledge.
These departments which are vertically structured may include, finance, IT, sales and marketing, research and development, customer service etc. Also, the various departments are headed by a functional manager who are saddled with the responsibility of overseeing, managing and reporting to the executive management.
A span of control can be defined as the number of people (employees or workers), functions, activities which are being directly controlled effectively and efficiently by a manager in an organization.
In this scenario, Thomas, the head of the marketing department in an organization, has structured his department in such a way that the roles and responsibilities of his workers are loosely defined. Moreover, he does not exert too much control over his workers and encourages two-way communication. His workers tend to be highly satisfied with their jobs when compared to those in the finance department, headed by John who exerts more control. From this scenario, it can be inferred that Thomas has adopted a behavioristic mechanism for coordinating because he doesn't exert too much control over his subordinates.