Exhibit 3.5. Matrix organization
SOURCE: Diagram from Kolodny (1981:20)
Matrix and other team-based organization provides a means of breaking down the barriersbetween specialisms and allowing members from different functional backgrounds to fuse
their skills and abilities in an attack on common problems. Such organizations may establish
project teams to cope with the design and production of specific products, to tackle a
corporate planning problem, or to deal with ad hoc issues such as the relocation of a plant or
offices. Some organizations may establish few teams; others may be dominated by team
activity. Teams may be temporary and be treated as a departure from normal operations, or
they may be seen as a feature of the way business ought to be done.