Question

One of the big weaknesses of organization structures that do not have cross-business collaboration is A. making it hard to effectively empower and motivate employees. B. making it difficult to have closely related activities report to a single executive. C. that pieces of strategically relevant activities and capabilities often end up scattered across many departments thus impeding cross-business strategic fits. D. that it impedes the use of outsourcing to parts of the world with lower wages. E. that it makes the firm vulnerable to shareholder lawsuits for not maximizing value creation.

Answer 1

Option C, that pieces of strategically relevant activities and capabilities often end up scattered across many departments thus impeding cross-business strategic fits, is the right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Option C is correct because the cross-business collaboration exhibits the process in which the expertise of different departments comes together and then work for the common goal. Generally, the capabilities and relevant activities are scattered in the different departments of the company. Therefore the cross-business team up those scattered abilities. In most of the cases, the team formed includes the people who are efficient and expert in their field. Therefore, option C is right.