As a response to a rapidly changing marketplace, Idea Electronics found it necessary to reorganize, including a significant downsize of its middle management. This action will likely result in ___________
A) acquiring additional firms
B) flattening the organization and empowering employees, allowing them to get closer to the customer
C) increasing the size of its traditional departments to handle 24/7 operations
D) centralizing its decision making to better control its total quality management program

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Downsizing middle management often leads to flattening the organizational structure and empowering employees to take on more responsibility and decision-making authority. This allows for a more agile and responsive organization that can quickly adapt to changes in the marketplace by getting closer to the customer. The other options listed are not directly related to downsizing middle management.

As a Response to a Rapidly Changing Marketplace, Idea Electronics