Question

Elc inc. is an electronic appliances manufacturer that has many strategic business units (sbus), among which, television and computers share a close relationship. these sbus have to fight each other for r&d funding because there is a combined amount set aside for these two units. however, they share technological findings with each other and work together to ensure that their combined output is better that of the other sbus. such a relationship between sbus in a business is referred to as _____.

Answer 1

The answer is multi-divisional structure.

Step-by-step explanation:

A company employing multi-divisional structure would usually function as a parent company that has many business units under it operating different business sectors. This is clearly the case of Elc Inc., since it both manufactures televisions and computers. The fact that both businesses share the same budget shows that the two business units are still operating in the same company.