An important benefit of "flat" organizational structures is that a. employees work fewer hours b. decision makers can react more quickly to market changes c. face-to-face meetings are unnecessary d. all operations can remain in the same country

b. decision makers can react more quickly to market changes

Explanation:

In a flat organizational structure there are no or a few stages of management between the staff and the executives. This means that there are no supervisors of the staff, everyone is at the same stage of the hierarchical structure. The staff are directly answerable to the executives.

This means that there is less time spent on supervising and more time spent on productivity. Flat organizations have a decentralized form of decision making i.e., the decisions do not depend on a handful of people but everyone.

If demand is higher or lower the productivity is changed accordingly without supervision from a higher authority. The situation is understood by the staff and they act accordingly.