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One of the main advantages of a functional organisational structure is ____________________ as each department focuses on one job and therefore becomes expert at it .

In a product organisation structure , the business is set up into different departments based on the ____________________ the firm makes .

An example of a company that has successfully implemented a hierarchical organisational structure is ____________________ .

One of the main drawbacks of a product organisational structure is ____________________ ____________________ . This is when product directors may steal customers from other company products in a bid to be the most successful .

An example of a company that uses a geographical organisational structure is ____________________ , who runs separate departments for both the U . K and Irish market .

A geographical organisational structure can be quite beneficial to a business because it ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ . Local directors have a better idea of what their customers want and can therefore give them exactly that .

A matrix organisation structure is a combination of both the ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ and the ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ .

A matrix organisation structure is used when the business is involved in a major ____________________ ____________________ , that requires expertise from all of the business departments . Eg : The launch of a new product .

Although they are often used on a temporary basis , matrix organisation structures can be quite beneficial as it causes ____________________ ____________________ to improve . Employees esteem needs are satisfied when chosen to work on a project team and this then drives them to work harder for the business .

The unbroken line of authority that links all individual within a business is known as the ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ .

The ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ is the number of employees that report directly to a manager . This can be either ____________________ or ____________________ .