Joel,an employee of the engineering department,was temporarily assigned to work with specialists from other departments to develop a new product.Upon completion of this project,Joel returned to his position in the engineering department.This arrangement illustrates the use of a cross-functional team.
In a cross-functional team,the members work together on a long-term basis.They may work together on more than one project,and over an extended period of time.The fact that Joel views his work on the team as temporary and plans to return to his old position when the project is completed suggests that the firm is using a matrix organization.

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The statement is incorrect. The scenario mentioned in the passage does not necessarily illustrate the use of a matrix organization. While it does show the use of cross-functional teams, it does not necessarily mean that the team structure is a matrix organization where employees work on multiple projects and report to multiple bosses simultaneously.

Joel,an Employee of the Engineering Department,was Temporarily Assigned to Work