alleryStart learning →Which structural problem afflicts a fast-growing company?
AA single system that no department can access
BA decentralized structure with duplicated effort
CA centralized structure with no user accounts
DA shortage of data to feed into its systems
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A decentralized structure with duplicated effort
1. Managing enterprise-wide technology operations across many locations is no easy task.
2. Growing companies may find themselves with a decentralized structure containing many separate systems.
3. That structure brings duplication of efforts.
4. A company expanding into electronic commerce also needs systems flexible enough to adapt to that changing marketplace.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13.4 Optimize IT!_
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