Organizations tend to form two clusters based on their span of control, centralization, and formalization. The two clusters represented by these organizational design features are called:
A)networked versus team-based.
B)hierarchical versus delayered.
C)diverse versus integrated.
D)organic versus mechanistic.
E)biological versus synthetic.

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The two clusters represented by span of control, centralization, and formalization are organic and mechanistic. Organic structures tend to be flatter, with decentralized decision-making and a focus on adaptability and flexibility, while mechanistic structures are more hierarchical, with centralized decision-making and a focus on efficiency and consistency.

Organizations Tend to Form Two Clusters Based on Their Span