Section: Principles of Management

14) A manufacturing company has divided its departments into pattern making, fabric cutting, and fabric coloring. What type of departmentalization is this?

1. Geography Departmentalization
2. Function Departmentalization
3. Process Departmentalization
4. Product Departmentalization
5. Matrix/Project Departmentalization
6. No Answer Selected

The manufacturing company described has divided its departments by the processes performed. In a Matrix/Project system, people are divided by backgrounds, education, and technical expertise with the goal to accomplish a specific project within a specified period of time, so this would be incorrect.