1. Tiffany's Tea, an online tea retailer, adopted an organizational structure in which job titles are abandoned, traditional managers are eliminated, and authority is distributed to teams. Tiffany, the CEO of the firm, believes that this more fluid structure will allow the company to grow in size and increase its productivity. What is this type of organizational structure called?
a democracy
an autocracy
a tall organization
a holacracy
a broad organization
2. Jamal is a lower-level manager at a men's clothing store in a mall. Jamal's boss trusts him to find new ways to attract customers and compete with other clothing stores in the mall. Because Jamal often walks around the store and the mall, he has developed a good understanding of the store's customers and thus, he is able to react quickly to their changing needs. What type of organization is Jamal's store?
decentralized organization
centralized organization
competitive organization
delegation organization
specialized organization