The differences between a matrix organization and a decentralized organization arise from their respective organizational structures. A matrix organization uses the matrix structure, so-named because ...

In contrast to traditional organization structures that group employees under fairly rigid reporting relationships, a matrix management organizational system groups employees together by work group or ...

Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Matrix Management: Not a Structure, a Frame of Mind." Harvard Business Review 68, no. 4 (July–August 1990): 138–145.

Matrix management is a structure for running those companies that have both a diversity of products and a diversity of markets. In a matrix structure, responsibility for the products goes up and down ...