WMC Corporation Uses a Departmentalized Structure Based on Different Product

question 84

Multiple Choice

WMC Corporation uses a departmentalized structure based on different product groups set up as profit centers.The general managers of these profit centers report to a central corporate group that serves as a holding company.This is a ____ organization design.

• A) conglomerate (H-form)
• B) divisional (M-form)
• C) functional (U-form)
• D) matrix
• E) global

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