A Disadvantage of the Traditional Functional Approach to Departmentalization Is

question 117

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of the traditional functional approach to departmentalization is that

• A) employees may care more about the company as a whole than their respective departments.
• B) the approach makes managers generalists, not specialists.
• C) people may pay more attention to customer satisfaction than to functional tasks.
• D) communication between functions may fall off due to conflicts.
• E) the structure limits functional differentiation.

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