The Pokémon Company has a long history of selling in different global markets; for example, the launch of the Pokémon franchise took place in both Japan and the United States. The host also notes that the Pokémon Company is very careful to gives its characters appropriate names for the country in which each product is sold. Suppose that the Pokémon Company chooses to organize its operations according to world sales regions, as follows: North America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South Asia, East Asia, Africa, and Oceania (which includes Australia). In that case, which type of organizational structure would the company have?

a. divisional structure
b. functional structure
c. international structure
d. matrix structure