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What was the key conclusion of Joan Woodward’s study on 100 manufacturing firms?

AAll successful organizations use a matrix structure

BNo single organizational structure is universally effective

CBureaucracy is always efficient

DTechnology has no relation to management

Answer:

B. No single organizational structure is universally effective

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  • No single organizational structure is universally effective is the key conclusion of Joan Woodward’s study on 100 manufacturing firms


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