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Abc company makes products which only vary slightly in different countries in which they are sold. abc is likely to be using a _____, in which each _____ takes responsibility for deciding on where to manufacture the products and how to market them. a. global product structure; product division b. global geographic structure; product division c. market structure; product division d. global product structure; regional manager e. global geographic structure; regional manager

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ABC Company makes products which only vary slightly in different countries in which they are sold. ABC is likely to be using a _____, in which each _____ takes responsibility for deciding on where to manufacture the products and how to market them. A. global product structure; product division B. global geographic structure; product division C. market structure; product division D. global product structure; regional manager E. global geographic structure; regional manager In a global product structure, products vary only slightly, and each product division makes decisions about manufacturing and marketing. AACSB: Analytic Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Difficulty: Moderate Jones - Chapter 07 #66 Learning Objective: 07-3 Topic: Geographic Structure 67. (p. 238) In the design of an organization, another name for "market structure" is: A. product structure. B. geographic structure. C. customer structure. D. functional structure. E. divisional structure. The market structure is also known as the customer structure. AACSB: Analytic Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty: Easy Jones - Chapter 07 #67 Learning Objective: 07-3 Topic: Market Structure 68. (p. 238) Which of the following structure allows managers to be responsive to the needs of their customers and allows them to act flexibly in making decisions in response to customers' changing needs? A. Market structure B. Geographic structure C. Functional structure D. Matrix structure E. Transitional structure A market structure allows managers to be responsive to the needs of their customers and allows them to act flexibly in making decisions in response to customers' changing needs. AACSB: Analytic Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty: Easy Jones - Chapter 07 #68 Learning Objective: 07-3 Topic: Market Structure

69. (p. 238) In designing an organization, if managers are grouped both by function and by product at the same time, what type of organizational structure is being used? A. Market structure B. Geographic structure C. Functional structure D. Matrix structure E. Divisional structure In a matrix structure, managers group people and resources in two ways simultaneously: by function and by product. Employees are grouped by functions to allow them to learn from one another and become more skilled and productive. In addition, employees are grouped into product teams in which members of different functions work together to develop a specific product.