Question

This activity is important because organizational structures differ across companies and industries. Structure affects employees’ day-to-day activities and can be the source of gains or losses in job performance, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction. Managers should be aware that structure should match the organization’s strategy and business environment.

The goal of this activity is to demonstrate your knowledge by matching statements with the type of organizational structure.

Read each fact and match it with the correct type of organizational structure.

Matrix structure, Functional structure, or Multi-functional structure

1. The number of organizations using this type of structure is growing as teams become a more common form of organizing work. Matrix structure

2. Employees are highly specialized in their work. Functional structure

3. When companies grow to have more diverse interests and goals, this structure usually is formed. Matrix structure

4. Communication can be difficult between departments like the Marketing Department and the Finance Department. Functional structure

5. This structure helps companies gain economies of scale from the intersection of products, clients, or locations with type of function. Multidivisional structure

6. Two units can respond differently to environmental changes because there is more flexibility and independence, such as European sales versus South American sales. Matrix structure

7. Multidivisional structure Managers will supervise people who have the same type of job that they do.

8. Functional structure Employees usually have at least two managers, such as a geographic group manager and a functional manager.

9. In some organizations, groups in this structure are purposely made to compete for resources in order to drive higher performance, since each can operate independently. Functional structure

Answer 1

1. The no. of organizations using the types of structure is growing as teams become a more common form of organizing.

Answer: Matrix Structure

2. Employees are highly specialized in their work.

Answer: Functional Structure

3. When companies grow to have more diverse interests and goals, this structure usually is formed.

Answer: Multi-functional structure

Explanation: A Multifunctional Structure (MFS) integrates the functional capabilities of one or more subsystems with the structure of the load bearing structure to minimize the total system's mass and volume.

4. Communication can be difficult between like the Marketing Department and the Finance Department.

Answer: Functional Structure

Explanation: The most common form of organizational structure that organizations use is the functional structure, grouping workers by specialty, skill or related positions. Under the leadership of appointed officials, it is focused on levels of hierarchy that involve numerous departments.

5. This structure helps companies gain economies of scale from the intersection of products, clients, or locations with type of function.

Answer: Matrix structure

Explanation: A mixture of two or more types of organizational structures is the matrix organizational structure. The framework uniting all other organizational frameworks to give them equilibrium is the matrix organization. Typically, two chains of command exist, where members of the project team have two supervisors or superiors.

6. Two units can respond differently to environmental changes because there is more flexibility and independence, such as European sales versus South American sales.

Answer: Functional Structure

Explanation: The most common form of organizational structure that organizations use is the functional structure, grouping workers by specialty, skill or related positions. Under the leadership of appointed officials, it is focused on levels of hierarchy that involve numerous departments.

7. Managers will survive people who have the same type of job that they do.

Answer: Functional structure

Explanation: The most common form of organizational structure that organizations use is the functional structure, grouping workers by specialty, skill or related positions. Under the leadership of appointed officials, it is focused on levels of hierarchy that involve numerous departments.

8. Employees usually have at least two managers, such as a geographic group manager and a functional manger.

Answer: Matrix structure

Explanation: A mixture of two or more types of organizational structures is the matrix organizational structure. The framework uniting all other organizational frameworks to give them equilibrium is the matrix organization. Typically, two chains of command exist, where members of the project team have two supervisors or superiors.

9. In some organizations, groups in this structure are purposely made to compete for resources in order to drive higher performance, since each can operate independently.

Answer: Multi-Functional structure

Explanation: A Multifunctional Structure (MFS) integrates the functional capabilities of one or more subsystems with the structure of the load bearing structure to minimize the total system's mass and volume.