The Larson and Gobeli study that compared projects that had been managed in a variety of structural types revealed that both new product development and construction projects tended to be LEAST effectively executed when the organizational structure was a:
A)Project matrix.
B)Project organization.
C)Balanced matrix.
D)Functional organization.

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The question asks for the organizational structure that resulted in the least effective execution of both new product development and construction projects. The Larson and Gobeli study found that these projects were least effective when managed within a functional organization, which is a traditional hierarchical structure where employees are grouped by functional areas (such as marketing, finance, and engineering) and report to their functional managers. Therefore, the correct answer is D) Functional organization.

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