A manager was looking at the company's organization chart in an attempt to discover who reports to whom. The manager is studying the organization's:
A) degree of formalization.
B) amount of differentiation.
C) degree of centralization.
D) chain of command.
E) division of labour.

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The chain of command refers to the formal line of authority within an organization, and the organization chart depicts this chain of command by illustrating who reports to whom. Therefore, the manager studying the organization chart is trying to understand the chain of command.

A Manager Was Looking at the Company's Organization Chart in an Attempt