SB Stationary is the low-cost producer of one type of standard notepad. Given that it operates in a fairly stable environment, the company focuses on making its product as efficiently as possible. Which of the following approaches to organizational design is likely to be appropriate for SB Stationary?
A) multi-divisional
B) mechanistic
C) organic
D) global
E) matrix

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Low-cost producers rely on selling products at the lowest possible cost. To do this well, they have to focus on being as efficient as they can be. Such companies are more likely to take a mechanistic approach to organizational design.

SB Stationary Is the Low-Cost Producer of One Type of Standard