Section: Principles of Management

13) Which of the following is the most common type of departmentalization?

1. Process Departmentalization
2. Geography Departmentalization
3. Customer/Market Departmentalization
4. Method Departmentalization
5. Function Departmentalization

Function departmentalization is the most common type. A functional structure makes efficient use of specialized resources and makes supervision easier. This is especially used in smaller companies and is divided into departments such as finance, marketing, or production.