Principles of organizing proposed by E F L Brench provides a set of guidelines or points to be considered during the process of organizing. They are
- Objectives
- Specialization
- Span of control
- Exception
- Scalar Principle
- Unity of Command
- Delegation
- Responsibility
- Authority
- Responsibility
- Flexibility
Departmentalization
Departmentalization is the process of horizontally segmenting a group of activities into a unit or division within an organization. The following are some of the factors that can be used for departmentalization
- Functions - in this an organization is divided into different departments based on the function carried out. Example are production deprtment, Finance department etc
- Product- based on products - For example Hindustan Lever has different departments based on different products - detergents, Soaps, Chemical, Toileters , Johnson & Johnson has divisions- Children products, Surgicals, Microsoft has different products such as Operating Systems, Office products, databases
- Customers - in this category customer base is used as the basis for departmentalization such as Militarty customer, Civilian customers, Commerical customers A bank may divide it customers as business customers and individual customers
- Territory or region or Time - such as Railways, Indian Airline or Air India
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