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Organisational StructuresMatch the following organisational structures to their characteristicStructure Characteristic(1) Functional  a. Reporting to multiple managers(2) Divisional b. A company has multiple marketing departments, each assigned to a specific division(3) Matrix c. Organisations spread across the geography come together to create the final product(4) Team-based d. Driven by employees revolving around a particular function(5) Network e. One reporting but multiple roles to play at the same time 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-e, 5-c1-e, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b, 5-d1-e, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, 5-d1-e, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c, 5-d

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Organisational StructuresMatch the following organisational structures to their characteristicStructure Characteristic(1) Functional  a. Reporting to multiple managers(2) Divisional b. A company has multiple marketing departments, each assigned to a specific division(3) Matrix c. Organisations spread across the geography come together to create the final product(4) Team-based d. Driven by employees revolving around a particular function(5) Network e. One reporting but multiple roles to play at the same time 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-e, 5-c1-e, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b, 5-d1-e, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, 5-d1-e, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c, 5-d

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The correct match for the organisational structures to their characteristics is:

(1) Functional - d. Driven by employees revolving around a particular function (2) Divisional - b. A company has multiple marketing departments, each assigned to a specific division (3) Matrix - a. Reporting to multiple managers (4) Team-based - e. One reporting but multiple roles to play at the same time (5) Network - c. Organisations spread across the geography come together to create the final product

So, the correct answer is 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-e, 5-c.

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