Maureen Fauble is director of career services at a major Midwestern university and works with corporations who are seeking to recruit recent college graduates. Maureen is interested in attracting DePuyOrthopaedics, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson, to recruit entry-level marketing and sales representatives. Maureen has received very favorable word-of-mouth communication from alumni about DePuyOrthopaedics, and employees are extremely satisfied with the company's culture and feel empowered to make decisions. In addition, they report that they are given a high degree of flexibility and autonomy, which enables them to quickly respond and adapt rapidly to changing customer needs. It's likely that DePuyOrthopaedics has implemented a ____________ organizational structure.
A) decentralized
B) centralized
C) controlled
D) paternal

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DePuyOrthopaedics' high degree of flexibility and autonomy suggests that they have a decentralized organizational structure, where decision-making is distributed among various levels and locations within the company, rather than being concentrated at the top of the organization.

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