Formalization refers to

A. how many employees each manager in the organization has responsibility for.
B. the degree to which rules and procedures are used to standardize behaviors and decisions in an organization.
C. the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs.
D. where decisions are formally made in organizations.
E. the answer to the question of "who reports to whom?" and signifies formal authority relationships.


Answer: B

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