GardenGrow is a garden supply company that produces and sells garden tools and compost. Managers for tools and compost report directly to the CEO. Each of these managers supervises employees in sales, manufacturing, and accounting. Here is the organizational chart showing the structure for GardenGrow:

$1.$ GardenGrow has a $----?---$ structure.

$2.$ Which of the following characteristics would you expect GardenGrow to have? Check all that apply.

A$.$ By bringing employees together to make a single product, this company breaks down barriers between departments.

B$.$ Functional departments within this company form silos, and there is little communication between them.

C$.$ Decision making in this company occurs lower in the chain of command, with product managers responsible for problem solving.

D$.$ Certain functions within the company will be duplicated within each division.

$3.$ The CEO of GardenGrow is considering moving to a team$-$based structure. What would be the best reason to make such a move?

A$.$ To instill a unity of command throughout the organization

B$.$ To centralize the organization, gaining more control over decision making

C$.$ To respond more flexibly to a changing environment

$4.$ What problem might the CEO expect if the company switches to a team$-$based structure?

A$.$ Functional and product managers may have conflicting goals.

B$.$ There will be less innovation across the company.

C$.$ Decentralized decision making may reduce economies of scale, making the company less efficient.