Question

Joan is a manufacturing engineer who works on a new product development team along with members from​ design, engineering,​ production, purchasing,​ finance, marketing, and quality assurance. joan still has responsibilities to the manager of manufacturing​ engineering, but simultaneously reports to the new product development team leader. what type of organizational design does this​ describe?

Answer 1

This is an organic type of organizational design. Joan works in manufacturing firm composed of many teams (design, production, purchasing, finance, marketing, and quality insurance) handling one task – new product development. Joan reports to the manager and her team leader, too. These are two characteristics distinct to an organic organization.

Answer 2

The organization design that the scenario above describes is the matrix structure. This organization structure involves of having to construct relationships in which there is a presence of product and functional manager that is needed in the organizational structure as it is essential and is traditional.