In a multidivisional structure
A) support functions, such as accounting, are centralized at the top of the organization.
B) corporate headquarters staff have operating responsibility.
C) divisional managers have overall corporate strategic responsibility.
D) corporate headquarters is responsible for overseeing the company's long-term plans and providing guidance to divisional managers.
E) financial controls are necessarily weak.

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In a multidivisional structure, corporate headquarters is responsible for overseeing the company's long-term plans and providing guidance to divisional managers. Divisional managers have operational responsibility while support functions may be centralized or decentralized depending on the specific structure, but they are not necessarily centralized at the top of the organization. Financial controls should not necessarily be weak in a multidivisional structure.

In a Multidivisional Structure