“…Many publications offer a contrary view, presenting matrix organizations as workplaces that are very stressful and full of conflicts, which has a negative impact on individual motivation and job satisfaction (Atkinson, 2003;Butler, 1973;Joyce, 1986;Reeser, 1969;Rizzo, House and Lirtzman, 1970;Simon, 1983;Whitford, 2006). They underline the difference between purposeful and dysfunctional conflicts, indicating that the latter dominate in matrix structures (Knight, 1977).…”