While the accounting, management, marketing, economics and finance departments are all considered members of the college of business at the university, the faculty and staff from each department have little interaction with one another. Rather, they generally report only to their own department chair, the dean of the college of business and the university's overall administration. This is an example of
A) reciprocal interdependence.
B) integrating interdependence.
C) cross-functional interdependence.
D) sequential interdependence.
E) pooled interdependence.

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This scenario is an example of pooled interdependence because each department operates independently but contributes to the overall objectives of the college of business. They do not directly depend on each other's work but rather on the collective output to the college.

While the Accounting, Management, Marketing, Economics and Finance Departments Are