An acquaintance of yours shares with you a frustration that she is feeling on her job. Although she likes her job, she is tired of having "two bosses. She works in the cosmetics division of a large consumer products firm and reports to both a product manager and a regional manager on a monthly basis. Based on this information, we can conclude that your friend's organization has a __________ structure.
A) geographic divisional
B) customer divisional
C) matrix
D) network
E) functional

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The description of reporting to both a product manager and a regional manager indicates a matrix structure, where employees report to more than one manager, typically one for function and one for product or geographic region.

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