Brandon & Sons Inc.,a well-established electronics company,uses IT and the Internet to enter into business alliances with software firms spread across different nations to meet specific operating needs and objectives.Once the work is completed,the alliance rests until next called into action.Brandon & Sons Inc.is a _____.
A) cross-functional team
B) project team
C) virtual organization
D) formal organization

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Brandon & Sons Inc. is a virtual organization as it uses IT and the internet to form alliances with software firms across different nations to complete projects and meet specific objectives. The organization is not a cross-functional team, project team or formal organization as it involves forming temporary partnerships for specific goals rather than a permanent internal structure with defined roles and responsibilities.