D078 WGU Business Environment Applications I; Business Structures &
Legal Environment New Test!!
Administrative - ANSWER Organizational theory focusing on efficiency via management
training and behavioral characteristics to better the workplace environment for
improved productivity
Bureaucratic - ANSWER Organizational theory focused on rules and regulations that
simplify complex procedures in societies and workplaces
C-level - ANSWER High corporate positions in an organization, wherein C stands for
chief in the job titles chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operations
officer, and chief technology officer, among others
Centralized - ANSWER Decision-making power belongs to one or a few individuals,
which would be assigned to the CEO, board of trustees, and/or other top executives
Chain of command - ANSWER Hierarchy of control and decision making from superiors
down through subordinates
codify - ANSWER To arrange or organize laws in a systematic fashion
Contingency or situational - ANSWER Organizational theory that emphasizes
managers must have the ability to make adjustments and to adapt how they manage
their organizations contingent upon changing environmental conditions
Corporation - ANSWER A corporation is a legal entity chartered by the state, with a
separate and distinct existence from its owners.
decentralized - ANSWER Decision-making function does not lie with a central figure or
Legal Environment New Test!!
Administrative - ANSWER Organizational theory focusing on efficiency via management
training and behavioral characteristics to better the workplace environment for
improved productivity
Bureaucratic - ANSWER Organizational theory focused on rules and regulations that
simplify complex procedures in societies and workplaces
C-level - ANSWER High corporate positions in an organization, wherein C stands for
chief in the job titles chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operations
officer, and chief technology officer, among others
Centralized - ANSWER Decision-making power belongs to one or a few individuals,
which would be assigned to the CEO, board of trustees, and/or other top executives
Chain of command - ANSWER Hierarchy of control and decision making from superiors
down through subordinates
codify - ANSWER To arrange or organize laws in a systematic fashion
Contingency or situational - ANSWER Organizational theory that emphasizes
managers must have the ability to make adjustments and to adapt how they manage
their organizations contingent upon changing environmental conditions
Corporation - ANSWER A corporation is a legal entity chartered by the state, with a
separate and distinct existence from its owners.
decentralized - ANSWER Decision-making function does not lie with a central figure or
