Match Each Scenario with the Type of Structure That It

question 72

Essay

Match each scenario with the type of structure that it most clearly illustrates.
a.Shah's organisation consists entirely of permanent project groups that report only to their project leader.
b.In Niresh's organisation, when a project comes up, a cross-level and cross-functional team is formed to tackle it.Once the project ends, the team dissolves.
c.One of the most stressful things about Elize's job is that her two bosses - her functional manager and her project manager - often give her conflicting instructions.When she points this out, they engage in bitter power struggles.
d.Marinda's organisation is actually a collection of autonomous organisations.She spends a lot of her time coordinating the activities of the various organisations to which she contracts out her organisational functions.
e.Tshepo just founded a new organisation and does most of the tasks himself with a few friends.He also makes nearly all of the decisions for the organisation.
f.The company Samara works for is made up of departments consisting of people who do similar activities.
g.As Thea's company grows, she increases the division of labour, standardisation of work procedures and written rules in order to manage the increasing number of employees more effectively.
-Functional structure

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