A company, which manufactures a popular brand of toys, has been enjoying good market reputation. It has a functional organisational structure with Separate departments for production, marketing, finance, human resources and research and development.   Lately to use its brand name and also to cash on to new business opportunities it is thinking to diversify into manufacture of new range of electronic toys for which a new market is emerging.   What type of organizational structure should be followed by this company in this given situation? Give reasons with regard to benefits the company will derive from this organizational structure.

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A company, which manufactures a popular brand of toys, has been enjoying good market reputation. It has a functional organisational structure with Separate departments for production, marketing, finance, human resources and research and development.

 

Lately to use its brand name and also to cash on to new business opportunities it is thinking to diversify into manufacture of new range of electronic toys for which a new market is emerging.

 

What type of organizational structure should be followed by this company in this given situation? Give reasons with regard to benefits the company will derive from this organizational structure.

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