A network structure helps lower costs and improves flexibility in dealing with changing environments because

A) it brings together members from different functional departments in the organization.
B) the central core is relatively small and the surrounding networks can be expanded or shrunk as needed.
C) the central core consists of temporary employees and focuses on cross-functional teams to improve lateral relations.
D) it has vertical levels of management and hierarchical levels of authority.
E) the central core is relatively big, and that provides the advantage of economies of scale.

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Natasa Mogin · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  A network structure allows for a smaller core group surrounded by flexible and expandable networks, allowing for lower costs and increased flexibility in response to changing environments. The other options do not accurately describe the benefits of a network structure.

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