Jesse Started a Successful Telecommunications Company That Provided Voicemail Services

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Jesse started a successful telecommunications company that provided voicemail services to business clients in the Midwest.As the business grew,Jesse added functional departments including a marketing department and an accounting department.After a few years,he realized that employees who specialized in these areas no longer shared knowledge with each other in the same way they did when the operation was smaller.As one of Jesse's business consultants,you explain that as the company grows taller,it cannot avoid this pitfall,and he should focus on continued functional departmentalization,especially if he supports innovation and learning.
A disadvantage of functional departmentalization is a lack of communication between and among departments.Employees may identify with their own department's goals,as opposed to the goals of the company.

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