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Discuss Functional Departmentalization.

Discuss Functional Departmentalization.

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It is used when organizations are designed on the basis of the operations performed by a unit. It involves grouping employees who are involved in the same functions.



Each of the 4 functional departments carries out the assigned part of the total business. All the marketing related activities will be the responsibility of the marketing department. All the activities concerning the actual production of goods are grouped in the production department. All job related activities involved in recruiting and selecting are assigned to the personnel department. The research and development and finance department concern themselves with research and development activities and management of finance respectively.

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marto answered the question on March 4, 2019 at 08:40

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