Foundations of Business - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781285193946
Author: William M. Pride, Robert J. Hughes, Jack R. Kapoor
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 4DQ
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To determine: The reasons on which most firms employ a combination of departmentalization bases.
Introduction: Departmentalization is a procedure wherein occupations or groups are joined together into utilitarian units called as divisions based on their territory of specialization, to accomplish the objectives of the association.
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