Disadvantages of ____ Departmentalization Include Slower Decision Making, the Development

question 24

Multiple Choice

Disadvantages of ____ departmentalization include slower decision making, the development of managers and workers with narrow experience and expertise, and makes it more difficult for cross-departmental coordination.

• A)product
• B)customer
• C)geographic
• D)functional
• E)hierarchical

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Definitions:

Learning Organization

An organization that has systems and processes for creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge to modify and change its behavior to reflect new knowledge and insights.

Knowledge Acquisition

The process of learning and obtaining information or skills, often discussed in the context of personal development or artificial intelligence.

Knowledge Management

The process of creating, sharing, using, and managing the knowledge and information of an organization, to enhance learning and performance.

Organizational Learning

The process through which an organization acquires, develops, and transfers knowledge, improving its performance and adaptability over time.