PowerSounds Inc. is a manufacturer of audio equipment. The corporation has production, marketing, accounting, and finance departments. They have a department that makes speakers, turntables, and accessories for professional DJs, and a department that produces equipment for home use. Marlena works in the production department manufacturing speaker components. She reports to the production manager and her project manager. Emmanuel works in the accounting department and also manages public relations. The organization requires all the employees to wear the corporation's T-shirt as part of the uniform. There are also specific procedures that the employees must follow while manufacturing the instruments. PowerSounds Inc. utilizes the ________ departmentalization structure.

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PowerSounds Inc. uses a matrix departmentalization structure, as indicated by employees reporting to more than one manager (Marlena reports to both the production manager and her project manager), and the presence of specialized departments (production, marketing, accounting, finance) alongside divisions based on product lines (professional DJ equipment and home use equipment). This structure combines elements of functional and product-based departmentalization.