Javier is a veteran manager with Pixel International, Inc. (PII). Recently, PII purchased a small business in the printing industry. Javier has been assigned the task of managing this new acquisition and is currently deciding how best to design its structure. Currently, employees are assigned to one of three departments: sales, production, or legal defense. Current departmentalization of Javier's new division can be characterized primarily as:
A. vertical functional.
B. divisional.
C. matrix.
D. team-based.
E. none of these.

A. Vertical functional

Explanation:

Vertical functional structure is a type of organogram whereby there's hierarchy present. Sometimes referred to as tall structure. In vertical functional, managers, supervisors, leaders pass information and instructions from the top of the organogram to the bottom. It provides a path of growth within the organization as members can grow from the bottom of the organogram to the top over time with increase in qualifications and experiences. It is usually a more formal structure than the horizontal or flat structure.

The correct answer is the option A: vertical functional.

Explanation:

To begin with, the ''vertical functional departmentalization'' is a type in where the structure is characterized by the types of activities that are done in the areas structered. Moreover, this type of departmentalization focuses in organizing the company with areas where the activities are related between each other inside that department and therefore that this type receives the name of functional. That is why, in this case, Javier is using a vertical functional departmentalization to organize the new company due to the fact that he decided to divide it into three different areas characterized by the activites done inside of them.