"Nancy works for a nonprofit organization in which she reports directly to the area director, who reports directly to the district director, who reports directly to the CEO. What type of organizational structure does this nonprofit have

flat divisional structure

Explanation:

Generally organizations can be structured in three different ways:

In this case, Nancy reports to an area director ⇒ district director ⇒ CEO

Since the number of layers between Nancy and the CEO (top management) are rather few, we can assume that this is a flat organization, with very few hierarchical levels. On the other hand, tall organizations have many levels, filled with supervisors and middle managers.

Hierarchical Structure

Explanation:

The non-profit organization Nancy works for has the organizational structure known has the Hierarchical Organizational Structure in place. This type of organizational structure is the most popular organizational structure used by companies.  In this type of structure, there is a direct chain of command from the top of the organization to the bottom and employees are grouped in way that every employee has one clear supervisor.

In this structure, senior management makes all important decisions, which are then passed down through subsidiary levels of management.

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