According to your textbook,why might viewing organizations in terms of metaphors that compare them to a giant organism be problematic?
A)because like human bodies organisms grow old and die
B)because it trivializes workers as appendages to a body
C)because it assumes management is the brain that controls everything on the body
D)both because it trivializes workers as appendages to a body and because it assumes management is the brain that controls everything on the body

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Viewing organizations as giant organisms can be problematic because it simplifies the role of workers to mere appendages of a larger body and implies that management functions as the controlling brain, overlooking the complexity and diversity of roles and contributions within an organization.

According to Your Textbook,why Might Viewing Organizations in Terms of Metaphors