What Type of Organizational Structure Is One in Which Work

question 10

Multiple Choice

What type of organizational structure is one in which work groups may be organized by function,geography,or customer base,but where relationships between work groups are governed more by often-changing implicit and explicit requirements of common tasks than by the formal lines of authority that characterize other structures?

• A)Unitary functional structure
• B)Multidivisional structure
• C)Matrix structure
• D)Network structure
• E)Individual structure

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