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Laura is the CEO of her company. There are about 25 people in her company as a w

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Question

Laura is the CEO of her company. There are about 25 people in her company as a whole. She manages a team consisting of departments called sales and marketing, accounting, technology, human resources, and administration.   Even though her company is relatively small, she has to be careful of the lack of communication between the departments because of their tendency to work apart from each other. Laura works in which type of organizational structure?

Matrix

Divisional

Functional

Simple

Nathan is the CEO of an organization that is located all over the United States. Because there are different needs across the United States, he has grouped his employees in regions: East Coast, Central, and West Coast. He realizes that he is duplicating a few tasks within the organization, such as accounting and human resources by grouping them this way, but it is the best structure for him at this time. Nathan is using which type of organizational structure?

Functional

Simple

Divisional

Matrix

Of the competing values framework, _________________culture focuses on flexibility and discretion with an external emphasis. These organizations are fast moving and the quickest to adapt to changing markets.

Adhocracy

Clan

Hierarchy

Market

Mismatched cultures or executive power struggles can be the result of which kind of organizational cultural hindrance?

Diversity

Mergers and acquisitions

Change

Mission


a.

Matrix

b.

Divisional

c.

Functional

d.

Simple

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is option c.

Functional organization is nothing but the organizational structure where the employees are divided bases on the function or role. Example IT, finance, HR etc. The advantage of functional organization are that it can divide the work based on the specialization. The group of people under each functions are skilled to perform the particular job efficiently. This can lead to highest level of performance of each function.