Despite Potential Benefits, the Disadvantages of a Matrix Structure Include

question 74

Multiple Choice

Despite potential benefits, the disadvantages of a matrix structure include which of the following?

• A) Power struggles or turf wars among managers are lessened, taking away an important source of new ideas and innovation.
• B) Managers will spend less effort coordinating their work, believing that someone else can pick-up the slack.
• C) Role ambiguity or role conflict is very low
• D) There is potential for interpersonal conflict with team members as well as with leaders

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Definitions:

Lactose Operon

A set of genes and their regulatory sequences involved in the metabolism of lactose in bacteria, demonstrating control of gene expression.

Promoter Regions

Specific DNA sequences where RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription of genes.

Operator

In genetics, a segment of DNA to which a repressor binds, controlling the expression of genes; in mathematics, a function or symbol that represents a function from a set of numbers.

Polyadenylation

That part of eukaryotic mRNA processing in which multiple adenine-containing nucleotides (a poly-A tail) are added to the 3' end of the molecule.