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Which of the following is a feature of the organising function?
Establishing authority-responsibility relationships among positions is a feature of organising. Organising groups activities and defines who reports to whom. Setting standards belongs to controlling, while forecasting and vision-setting belong to planning.
- AFixing standards of performance
- BEstablishing authority-responsibility relationships among positionsCorrect
- CForecasting future market conditions
- DSetting the vision of the enterprise
Explanation
Organising identifies activities, groups them into departments and establishes authority and responsibility relationships among positions. Fixing standards belongs to controlling, forecasting supports planning, and vision-setting is part of top-level planning.
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