Question

A private university is made up of various "schools," such as the School of Journalism, the School of Business, the School of Law, the School of Arts and Sciences, and so forth. The university is experiencing some financial problems, so the administration has decided to have each school of the university become a profit center. This scheme is somewhat parallel to the ______ organizational structure. a. matrix b. functional c. network d. strategic business unit multidivisional

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is D

Explanation:

SBU stands for Strategic business unit , it is a profit center whose focus is on the product offering and the market segment. It is usually have a marketing plan which is discrete, marketing campaign and analysis of competition, though it is a part of larger business entity.

So, the private university facing financial problems, they decided to become a profit center. Therefore, this scheme is parallel to SBU which is Strategic business unit.