Question

Bass Clef Music Company assigns workers to departments based on similar skills. Currently, the company has a marketing department, a production department, a finance department, and a human resources department. This suggests that Bass Clef departmentalizes by

Answer 1

Answer:

Bass Clef departmentalizes by function

Explanation:

Functional departmentalization is one of the methods by which a company creates various departments based on the type of function they perform or problem they are set out to deal with. Each department consists of a group of employees with similar skills and competencies that align with the goals or functions of the department. Specific tasks are uniquely assigned to each group of workers in every department.  

The assigning of employees by Bass Clef into departments based on similar skills, reflects the fact that Bass Clef departmentalizes by function. Every department handles different functions in the company.

Answer 2

Answer: function

Explanation:

Functional departmentalisation is when units in an organisation are created according to the functions they serve.

When an organisation has a marketing department, a production department, a finance department, and a human resources department, it is practicing functional departmentalisation.

Functional departmentalisation enhances :

1. easy coordination of activities.

2. specialisation by members of staff.

Other forms of departmentalisation includes:

1. Product departmentalisation- it is used in a firm that produces many products. Units are created based on the different products been made.

2. Geographical departmentalisation- here units are formed based on the geographical location the unit caters to.

3. Customer departmentalisation- units are created based on the diferent customers that are been catered to.