Question

When the major focus of a project must be on the in-depth application of a technology rather than on minimizing cost, meeting a specific schedule or achieving speedy response to change, the ________ organizational form is apt to be the form of choice.

Answer 1

functional

Step-by-step explanation:

Generally organizations can be structured in three different ways:

1. divisional: the organization is divided into divisions, and each division has its own complete set of resources, e.g. marketing, finance, production, IT, etc.
2. functional: the organization is divided into departments, and the people that work at each department share similar sets of skills, e.g. finance department, marketing department, production department, etc.
3. matrix: combinations of divisional and functional structures

One of the advantages of functional organizations is that their departments are very specialized, for example, only computer engineers and programmers work in the IT department. So if a organization wants to focus on in-depth application of technology, it will rely on its IT department (functional organization) to carry out the project.

Answer 2

Answer: functional

Explanation :