CIMA Exam CIMAPRA19-E01-1 Topic 6 Question 85 Discussion

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Question #: 85
Topic #: 6

Company E operates a management consultancy business with four international offices. All offices specialise in helping new businesses, with all support operations dealt with by headquarters.Which of the organisational structures below would best describe Company E.

AGeographical

BFunctional

CDivisional

DMatrix

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by Bev at Apr 22, 2024, 06:59 AM

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Kati

1 months ago

I'm gonna go with B) Functional. It's the most boring and sensible answer, just like my love life. Hey, at least I'm consistent!

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Artie

15 days ago

User 3: Agreed, it would help streamline their operations efficiently.

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Christoper

20 days ago

User 2: Yeah, it seems like a practical choice for their business model.

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Regenia

21 days ago

User 1: I think B) Functional makes sense for Company E.

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Britt

1 months ago

This is a tough one, but I'm leaning towards D) Matrix. The international offices plus the centralized support operations sounds like a classic matrix structure to me.

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Estrella

5 days ago

I see your point, but I still think D) Matrix makes the most sense with the centralized support operations.

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Annita

12 days ago

I'm not so sure, I think A) Geographical could also be a possibility since they have offices in different locations.

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Carey

1 months ago

I think you're right, D) Matrix does seem like the best fit for Company E.

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Lucy

2 months ago

I'm going with C) Divisional. The international offices sound like they're set up as separate divisions, each focusing on helping new businesses. Seems like the best fit to me.

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Owen

10 days ago

Yeah, Divisional structure would allow each office to specialize in helping new businesses efficiently.

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Sherell

11 days ago

I agree, it seems like the most fitting structure for Company E.

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Cassie

19 days ago

I think C) Divisional makes sense. Each office focusing on new businesses sounds like separate divisions.

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Wai

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure. The fact that the company has four international offices makes me think it could be A) Geographical. But then again, the question says they all specialize in the same thing, so maybe D) Matrix is the way to go.

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Mona

1 months ago

Yeah, having different functions at headquarters and specialized offices fits the Matrix structure.

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Tori

1 months ago

True, D) Matrix would make sense with the support operations at headquarters.

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Irving

1 months ago

But they all specialize in the same thing, so maybe D) Matrix is more suitable.

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Rene

2 months ago

I think it could be A) Geographical because of the international offices.

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Jovita

2 months ago

I see your point, Myra. But I still think a Functional structure would be more suitable for Company E as it focuses on helping new businesses.

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Myra

2 months ago

I disagree, I believe Company E fits more into a Matrix structure because of its multiple offices and support operations.

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Gail

2 months ago

I think the answer is B) Functional. The question mentions that all support operations are dealt with by headquarters, which suggests a functional structure.

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