John has just taken a job in the marketing department with the Shelling Company.After just a few days on the job,John has learned that the company has many layers of management,and seems to have a rule to cover almost every situation.These conditions suggest that the Shelling Company is a(n):
A)decentralized organization.
B)oligopolistic organization.
C)bureaucratic organization.
D)cross-functional organization.

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The description of the Shelling Company having many layers of management and numerous rules suggests that it is a bureaucratic organization, which is characterized by a highly structured and rule-bound approach to management.

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