CIMAPRA19-E01-1 Exam - 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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Keneth

3 months ago

Geographical makes the most sense here, no doubt about it!

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Tony

3 months ago

Surprised that no one mentioned matrix! It could fit with multiple specialties.

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Merilyn

3 months ago

I disagree, it seems more divisional with a focus on new businesses.

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Anthony

4 months ago

I think it's more functional because they centralize support operations.

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Domitila

4 months ago

Definitely a geographical structure since they have international offices.

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Jeff

4 months ago

I lean towards matrix because it combines different functions, but I need to double-check how that applies here.

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Wilburn

4 months ago

Divisional seems like a possibility too, but I’m confused because they all focus on new businesses.

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Fletcher

4 months ago

I remember practicing a question like this, and I think functional could fit because they centralize support operations at headquarters.

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Marci

5 months ago

I think it might be a geographical structure since they have international offices, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Madalyn

5 months ago

I feel pretty good about this one. The key details are the international offices that specialize in new businesses, with support from headquarters. That screams geographical structure to me. I'm going to confidently select A. Geographical as my answer.

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Derick

5 months ago

This is a tricky one. I can see arguments for both the geographical and divisional options. I think I'm going to go with geographical, since the question specifically mentions the international offices. But I'm not 100% confident in that answer.

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Jeannetta

5 months ago

I'm a bit unsure about this one. The fact that the offices all specialize in the same thing makes me think it could be a functional structure. But the international aspect makes me wonder if a geographical structure might be more appropriate. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Billye

5 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a straightforward organizational structure question. I think the key is to focus on the details provided - the company has four international offices that specialize in new businesses, with all support operations handled by headquarters. That sounds like a geographical structure to me.

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Dusti

5 months ago

Okay, I've got this. Based on the information given, I believe the best answer is C. Divisional. The company has multiple offices, each focused on the same type of work (new businesses), but organized geographically. That fits the divisional structure description.

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Darrel

5 months ago

I'm a little confused on this one. I know there are different types of SQL injection attacks, but I'm not sure which one specifically involves modifying the SQL query to find data. I'll have to review my notes on that.

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Lauran

5 months ago

Hmm, this one's tricky. I think it might be Phase E, but I'm not totally sure.

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Dannette

5 months ago

This looks like a pretty straightforward question on Multipart Upload and Resumable Upload in OSS. I'm confident I can handle this.

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Kati

10 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

9 months ago

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

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Christoper

9 months ago

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

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Regenia

9 months ago

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

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Britt

10 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

8 months 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

9 months 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

9 months ago

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

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Lucy

10 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

9 months ago

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

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Sherell

9 months ago

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

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Cassie

9 months ago

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

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Wai

10 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

9 months ago

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

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Tori

9 months ago

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

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Irving

10 months ago

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

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Rene

10 months ago

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

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Jovita

10 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

10 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

11 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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