What Is the Advantage of a Product Structure

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of a product structure?

• A)It allows managers to gain expertise in many industries.
• B)It allows functional managers to fine-tune their skills in a particular product area
• C)It allows managers to group people by function and product simultaneously.
• D)It distances divisional managers from the customers, thus increasing the organizational stability.
• E)It permanently assigns employees to a cross-functional team that is empowered to bring a new product to market.

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Definitions:

Job Autonomy

The degree of freedom and discretion allowed to an employee over their work tasks and processes.

Work Design Characteristics

Attributes of the task, job, and social and organizational environment.

Social Characteristics

Traits that define the social aspects of individuals, including behaviors, attitudes, and how they interact with others within a social context.

Work Context Characteristics

The conditions, environment, and factors within a workplace that influence workers' behavior, attitudes, and performance.