Departmentalization in Organizations

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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

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What is a disadvantage of the product divisional structure?

<p>Difficulty in scaling (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the customer based departmentalization, employees specialize around the type of _____________.

<p>Customer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When a company groups activities by the production processes, it is known as ____________ departmentalization.

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