Charmed by Claire is a gift shop. Each employee specializes in one product line, like Vera Bradley, Pandora, or Brighton. Clair, the CEO, oversees coordination of the entire operation. Which form of organization design is appropriate for Charmed by Claire?

A) Conglomerate (H-form)

B) Divisional (M-form)

C) Functional (U-form)

D) Hybrid

E) Matrix

C

Explanation:

Functional (U-form)

The funtional (u form) is a type of organizational structure that an organization is managed centrally as a single unit specialized along functional lines (marketing, production finance, personnel). In Claire'gift shop (Charmed) each product has a department that each employee specializes in while Clair oversees it all, this is a single unit that runs along functional lines.