Cece Works in a Matrix Organization, and Although She Found

Multiple Choice

Cece works in a matrix organization, and although she found it confusing at first, she has seen the inherent opportunities. Instead of a career path from biologist to biology head to science head to research head, Cece prefers a project career, with opportunities to leverage her firm's capabilities to solve customers' problems. Fortunately, one of the strengths of a matrix organization is

A) a clear and singular line of command.
B) adherence to the unity-of-command principle.
C) centralized decision making.
D) greater responsiveness to customers from bringing together information about customer needs and organizational capabilities.
E) focused and limited communications networks.