Scenario - Javier Gomez
Javier is a veteran manager with Pixel International, Inc. (PII). Recently PII purchased a small business in the printing industry. Javier has been assigned the task of managing this new acquisition and is currently deciding how best to design its structure. Currently, employees are assigned to one of three departments, including sales, production, and legal defense.
-Current departmentalization of Javier's new division can be characterized primarily as:
A) vertical functional.
B) divisional.
C) horizontal matrix.
D) team-based.
E) none of these.

Question

Scenario - Javier Gomez 
Javier is a veteran manager with Pixel International, Inc. (PII). Recently PII purchased a small business in the printing industry. Javier has been assigned the task of managing this new acquisition and is currently deciding how best to design its structure. Currently, employees are assigned to one of three departments, including sales, production, and legal defense.
-Current departmentalization of Javier's new division can be characterized primarily as:
A) vertical functional.
B) divisional.
C) horizontal matrix.
D) team-based.
E) none of these.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The current departmentalization is vertical functional because employees are grouped based on their specific functions or roles, such as sales, production, and legal defense.