Organizational Structures Quiz

A multinational company launches a new smartphone division with its own HR, R&D, and marketing teams. Which structure is this?

• Functional

• Divisional

• Matrix

• Network

An employee is frustrated because she reports to both the project leader and the finance head. Which organisational structure is likely being used?

• Line

• Team-based

• Matrix

• Functional

In a retail chain, each store operates independently, tailoring services to local customer needs. Which structure is best suited?

• Divisional

• Network

• Functional

• Matrix

Which structure allows a company like Nike to focus on design and branding while outsourcing manufacturing?

• Line

• Divisional

• Network

• Team-based

A company organizes its departments into Finance, HR, Sales, and Operations, all reporting to a CEO. Identify the structure.

• Divisional

• Functional

• Network

• Matrix

In a software company, cross-functional teams are created to develop products rapidly with less hierarchy. What structure is applied?

• Team-based

• Line

• Divisional

• Functional

Which structure can result in the duplication of resources when the same functions exist in multiple units?

• Matrix

• Line

• Divisional

• Functional

A startup founder wants fast decision-making and direct authority lines. Which structure is ideal?

• Matrix

• Network

• Line

• Team-based

Which structure is most suitable for innovation-driven industries like tech startups?

• Line

• Team-based

• Divisional

• Line-and-Staff

A hospital has doctors as line staff and administrators as support staff. What structure does this describe?

• Matrix

• Line-and-Staff

• Functional

• Network