MBAM-101: Management Principles and Organization Behaviour – Unit 7
Objectives: explain the concept and nature of departmentation; describe and evaluate different bases of departmentation; make an assessment of the significance and limitations of departmentation; enumerate and outline the important forms of,authority relationships in an organisation.
Materials:
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Questions:
- Discuss the meaning and importance of departmentation.
- Suggest a scheme of departmentation for a large business enterprise with a field network of sales all over the country. Discuss its merits and demerits.
- What are the benefits derived from departnientation of activities? Discuss.
- What are the factors which has to be considered while selecting a suitable bases of departmentation?
- Compare line, functional and line and staff organisation. Which of these will be appropriate for a large manufacturing enterprise?