________ in an organization is the division of labor. For example, in a publishing company, there are people who acquire manuscripts (sponsoring editors), people who edit manuscripts (developmental editors), and people who turn manuscripts into printed books (production editors).

Question

A. The coordination of individual efforts into a group or organization-wide effort
B. The common purpose that unifies employees
C. An organizational structure with few or no levels of middle management
D. A structure where employees report to no more than one manager
E. The arrangement of having discrete parts of a task done by different people

Answer 1

E. The arrangement of having discrete parts of a task done by different people

Division of labor, also known as work specialization, is the arrangement of having discrete parts of a task done by different people.