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Why might an organization choose to implement geographic departmentalization?
Why might an organization choose to implement geographic departmentalization?
- To facilitate supervision within the department
- To centralize decision-making at the corporate headquarters
- To adapt products and marketing strategies to different regions (correct)
- To decrease the level of autonomy for geographic divisions
What is a disadvantage of a geographical organizational structure according to the text?
What is a disadvantage of a geographical organizational structure according to the text?
- Centralization of decision-making at corporate headquarters
- High degree of autonomy for geographic divisions (correct)
- Ease of coordination within the department
- Facilitation of supervision within each geographic division
In what situation is geographic structuring considered best for organizations?
In what situation is geographic structuring considered best for organizations?
- When they need inter-department documentation of activities
- When they need to be near sources of supply and/or customers (correct)
- When they want to have shared management responsibility
- When they need to centralize decision-making
What is one of the pros of departmentalization mentioned in the text?
What is one of the pros of departmentalization mentioned in the text?
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What is a disadvantage of the product divisional structure?
What is a disadvantage of the product divisional structure?
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In the customer based departmentalization, employees specialize around the type of _____________.
In the customer based departmentalization, employees specialize around the type of _____________.
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When a company groups activities by the production processes, it is known as ____________ departmentalization.
When a company groups activities by the production processes, it is known as ____________ departmentalization.
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