BUSN 70 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Departmentalization
13 Mar 2021
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The grouping of jobs that perform similar functional activities, such as finance, manufacturing, marketing, and human resources. The organization of jobs in relation to the products of the firm - common with large companies. Can be global or by country probably a functional split within the product. The grouping of jobs according to geographic location, such as state, region, country, or continent. Common with large companies doing business abroad need b/c diff laws in diff places. The arrangement of jobs around the needs of various types of customers. Arrange from business consumer (b to c) or business business (b to b) Ideal direct reports are 4-5 to be a good manager. Giving employees not only tasks, but also the power to make commitments, use resources, and take whatever actions are necessary to carry out those tasks. As a business grows, so do the number and complexity of decisions that must be made; no one manager can handle them all.
