An advanced practice nurse was hired to help establish a trauma unit. While working on the project, he found that he had to report to the chief nursing officer and the newly hired medical director of the trauma unit. This organizational design is known as
a. A functional line
b. A matrix
c. A project line
d. An adhocracy
ANS: B
In a matrix organization, the functional manager shares responsibilities with the project manager, because management by project objectives is important in a matrix organization.
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