BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shift is an example of
A
Departmentation by Customer
B
Departmentation by Time
C
Departmentation by Number
D
Departmentation by Product
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Departmentalization by time or time departmentalization is when the creation of departments is based on the working time such as morning shift, day shift, and night shift. It is done to provides flexible and timely service to the customers in order to increase their satisfaction level and also the employees.

Detailed explanation-2: -Departmentalization by time is an organizational structure-creating method in which departments are created on the basis of time to perform the activities. Usually, the departments are created on time to work as day shift, morning shift, evening shift, night shift, and so on.

Detailed explanation-3: -Process departmentalization groups people by where in the production process their work usually occurs. For example, a toy company may have a department for ordering the raw materials, one for building toys and a third department for transporting them. Process departmentalization is common among production companies.

Detailed explanation-4: -(F) Departmentation by Time and Numbers Under this method of departmentation the activities are grouped on the basis of the time of their performance. For instance, a factory operating 24 hours may have three departments for three shifts-one for the morning, the second for the day, and the third for the night.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary forms of departmentalization are by function, process, product, market, customer, geographic area, and sometimes matrix (also called project organization).

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