Barclay developed two interactive computer games. He didn't do it entirely alone. Last year he started a small company, and hired two programmers and a marketing graduate. He considers himself a cutting-edge kind of guy and wants to position his company the same way. He solicits your advice as to how he should structure his organization as he moves forward, and you suggest that he hire a few potential customers to join his team of employees as product testers. And, you suggest, maybe he should solicit globally. The structure you have described would simulate a line-and-staff organization.

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A line-and-staff organization typically involves a clear hierarchy with direct lines of authority and specialized staff roles providing support. Hiring customers as product testers and soliciting globally does not align with this traditional structure.

Barclay Developed Two Interactive Computer Games