Galaxy Toys Inc., a toy manufacturing company, encourages its employees to enjoy their work by taking on additional responsibilities or switching jobs with each other. It allows its employees immense flexibility in charting their own career path within the organization. Chris has worked at Galaxy Toys for eight years, but has never had a boss or supervised an employee. Which of the following is most likely true in this scenario?

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The statement that is most likely true in this scenario is that Galaxy Toys Inc. has a flat organizational structure. Hierarchy determines the formal, position-based reporting lines and thus stipulates who reports to whom. If many levels of hierarchy exist between the front-line employee and the CEO in a firm, it has a tall structure. In contrast, if there are few levels of hierarchy in a firm, it has a flat structure.