Question

Applepom, a multi-national restaurant chain, follows different pricing policies and serves different types of cuisine depending on the region it operates in. The company has separate departments for the Middle East, other Asian countries, Russia, other European countries, North America, Latin America, Oceania, and Africa. In this scenario, which of the following organizational structures does Applepom most likely follow?
A) Geographic departmentalization.
B) Functional departmentalization.
C) Customer departmentalization.
D) Product departmentalization.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Geographic departmentalization

Explanation:

Geographic departmentalization has to do with the categorization of activities along geographical lines or territory. It involves grouping activities in an organization so as to meet cultural, social and political need of the region or territory it finds itself in. In this case, applepom uses geographic departmentalization for their various restaurants in order to serve the local cuisines at the local prices thereby meeting the cultural and social need of each location.

Answer 2

Answer:

A) Geographic departmentalization.

Explanation:

Departmentalization is the process of grouping various activities into departments.

Geographic departmentalization is the process in which activities are grouped based on where they are located. This is done grouping a company activities based where it is located in. This type of departmentalization is usually practice by multinational companies allowing them to hire employees at the different geographical locations  for different customers.