This document discusses departmentation in organizations. It begins by listing students' information and providing an index of the topics to be covered. It then defines departmentation as the process of grouping activities into logical units for effective management. The document notes that the important bases for departmentation include function, area, product, customers, process, and time. It also outlines the needs, factors, significance, limitations, and types of departmentation. In conclusion, it states that while departmentation leads to specialization and efficient management, it can increase costs and slow decision-making for organizations.

1. Departmentation
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2. STUDENT’S INFORMATION
STUDENT’S NAME ROLL NUMBER
RAKESH PATEL 68
DEEP SANGHVI 80
SMIT ANAM 110
PRATIK AGARWAL 116
PRANAY MAHESH 119
HARSH LALWANI 133
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3. Index
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1 INTRODUCTION 4
2 DEFINITION 5
3 IMPORTANT BASE OF DEPARTMENTATION 6
4 NEED OF DEPARTMENTATION 7
5 FACTORS 8
6 SIGNIFICANCE 9
7 LIMITATIONS 10
8 TYPES 11
9 CONCLUSION 12
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4. INTRODUCTION
Departmentation is a process of
grouping activities into units for the
purpose of effective management.
Departmentation is a process of
dividing an organization into
convenient smaller units called
Departments.
Departmentation suggests the
pattern of grouping of activities for
efficient and orderly
handling/managing.
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5. Definition
“Departmentation is the grouping
of jobs, processes, and resources
into logical units to perform some
organizational task”
-Pearce Robinson
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6. Important Bases of
Departmentation
By Function
By Area
By Product
By Customers
By process
By Time
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7. Needs of Departmentation
Raising Administrative Efficiency
Division of Work
Specialization of Work
Optimum Utilization of Resources
Satisfactory Service to Customers
Proper Control
Expansion of Business
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8. FACTORS DETERMINING/PROCESS
OF DEPARTMENTATION
1) Specialization
2) Cost involved
3) Elimination of duplication
4) Coordination
5) Control
6) Human factor
7) Objectives set
8) Suitability
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9. Significance
1. Specialization
2. Expansion
3. Fixation of Responsibility
4. Providing better Customer service
5. Performance Appraisal
6. Management Development
7. Optimum Utilization of Resources
8. Facilitates Control
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10. Limitations
Costly
Problems relating to coordination
Centralization of authority is affected
Autonomy to departments is dangerous
Problems relating to control
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11. Types Of Departmentation
1. Departmentation by Function
2. Departmentation by Process
3. Departmentation by Products
4. Departmentation by Area
5. Departmentation by Customers
6. Composite/Combined/Hybrid Departmentation
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12. CONCLUSION
Departmentation is one of the most important
function of management.
Departmentation leads to specialization which help
firm to achieve.
It enable to proper and efficient management.
Departmentation increase cost in organization.
Slow decision making.
Overall departmentation is good for organization
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13. THANK YOU
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