The finance department of Global Couriers decides that half of the previous year's profits should be reinvested into the business. The marketing department, however, plans to extend the company's services to five more cities, which would require additional investment. The department heads hold a meeting at the end of the quarter to discuss the company's strategies; the meeting is, however, adjourned when they realize that their opinions clash. Information silo, in this case, has led to ________.
A) organizational inefficiency
B) loss of business
C) data duplication
D) increased expense
E) data paralysis

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The clash of opinions between the finance and marketing departments suggest that there is a lack of communication and collaboration between functional areas, leading to organizational inefficiency. This is a clear example of an information silo - where departments work in isolation, not sharing information and ideas to achieve common organizational goals.

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