A Consumer Products Firm with a Functional Structure Is Expanding

question 44

Multiple Choice

A consumer products firm with a functional structure is expanding from a single product line into several diverse product groups,with most sales within the one country.What form of departmentalization should it eventually adopt to manage the new conditions most effectively?

• A)Divisional geographic structure
• B)Network structure
• C)Matrix structure
• D)Divisional product structure
• E)Keep the functional structure

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