Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage of Departmentalization by Function

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a disadvantage of departmentalization by function?

• A) Supervision is very difficult because workers are involved in different types of activities.
• B) This method tends to emphasize the department rather than the organization as a whole.
• C) It causes duplication of the same specialized activities throughout the organization.
• D) This method requires an extremely large administrative staff.
• E) Coordination is very complex because of the way job duties are distributed.

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Definitions:

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that contains our primal, instinctual drives and operates on the pleasure principle.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Libido

A term used in psychoanalytic theory to denote the sexual drive or desire.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, it represents the ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates.