Linda,a marketing analyst at Chase Manufacturing,has been assigned to work on a new project team that includes employees from engineering,accounting,and manufacturing teams.Linda will continue to report to the marketing manager; she will also report to the team leader for the new project team.Thus,she would be a part of a functional group as well as a project team.It would appear that Chase Manufacturing has a(n)________ organizational structure.
A) matrix
B) flat
C) informal
D) line
E) network

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A)Matrix structure refers to a structure in which employees are assigned to both a functional group and a project team (thus using functional and divisional patterns simultaneously).
B)Matrix structure refers to a structure in which employees are assigned to both a functional group and a project team (thus using functional and divisional patterns simultaneously).
C)Matrix structure refers to a structure in which employees are assigned to both a functional group and a project team (thus using functional and divisional patterns simultaneously).
D)Matrix structure refers to a structure in which employees are assigned to both a functional group and a project team (thus using functional and divisional patterns simultaneously).
E)Matrix structure refers to a structure in which employees are assigned to both a functional group and a project team (thus using functional and divisional patterns simultaneously).

Linda,a Marketing Analyst at Chase Manufacturing,has Been Assigned to Work