Laveall has created seven global product divisions-fragrances, baby care, batteries, oral care, men's grooming, convenience foods, and detergents-and three marketing divisions-one for North America, one for Asia, and one for Europe. In the context of the systems approach to management, these ten divisions are examples of _____.
A) suprasystems
B) nonfunctional systems
C) subsystems
D) closed systems

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The creation of seven global product divisions and three marketing divisions represent subsystems in the organization. A subsystem is a smaller system within a larger system that is responsible for a specific task or function. In this case, the subsystems are responsible for specific products or specific geographical areas.

Laveall Has Created Seven Global Product Divisions-Fragrances, Baby Care, Batteries