Organizational structure provides the backbone to organizational strategy. It dictates the coordination of activities, systems of power, control and communications, and roles and responsibilities necessary for strategy implementation. The following is untrue about organizational structure in relationship to successfully implementing strategy:

Question $9$ options:

a$)$

Whether structure influences strategy, or strategy dictates structure, they must work together to enable strategic change.

b$)$

Adopting a structure that will best support strategy is probably one of the most important decisions an organization has to make.

c$)$

A structure must provide a suitable framework through which the activities of the organization can be planned, organized, directed and controlled.

d$)$

Structure is the cornerstone of strategic planning and policy development.

e$)$

Structure must enable the organization to perform at the best of its ability and be flexible enough to adapt and evolve as circumstances change.