Laura is a billing clerk in a medium-sized manufacturing company. she reports to the supervisor of accounts payable, who in turn reports to the manager of accounting. the manager of accounting is accountable to the chief financial officer, who reports to the company president.
which element of organizational design does this illustrate?

a. decentralization
b. departmentalization
c. chain of command
d. work specialization
e. staff authority

(C) Chain of command

Explanation:

 The chain of command is basically refers to the organizational hierarchy and it helps company for establishing the authority line in an organization. It also helps in the decision making process and manage all the production activity in an organization.  

According to the given situation, the chain of command is one of the element for the organizational design. As, the chain of command is one of the important element as it is one of the effective management in an organization.

Therefore, Option (C) is correct.  

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