At Cosmeto & Co., Pat is assigned to a team to develop a new kind of shampoo. He reports to both the marketing manager and the personal care product manager. The organization is pursuing a ________ organizational structure.
A) matrix
B) global product
C) customer
D) geographic

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In a matrix structure, each person in a product team reports to two managers: (1) a functional boss, who assigns individuals to a team and evaluates their performance from a functional perspective, and (2) the boss of the product team, who evaluates their performance on the team. Thus, team members are known as two-boss employees.