The basic principles of organizational departmentalization, what are they?

1, the principle of combining the job for the job and the job for the person

In order to ensure the realization of organizational goals, organizational activities must be implemented into each specific department and post to ensure that "everything is done". In addition, each activity in the organization will eventually be completed by people, organizational design must consider the staffing situation, so that people make the best use of it.

2, the principle of division of labor and collaboration

Division of labor and collaboration is the inevitable result of socialized mass production. In the departmental design of the organization, it is necessary to carry out the necessary work analysis and relationship analysis of each department, each position, and in accordance with the division of labor and collaboration requirements for the combination of business activities.

3, streamlined and efficient departmental design principles

Departmental streamlining and efficiency is the ideal effect pursued by each departmental designer, as a basic principle should be carried out in the departmental design of each stage and each activity in the process. In accordance with this principle, the departmental design should reflect the idea that local interests are subordinate to the interests of the organization as a whole, and the individual departmental efficiency goals and the overall efficiency of the organization organically combined.

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Types of Organizational Departmentalization:

1. Departmentalization by Function

Departmentalization by Function is in fact the management of business activities according to the The nature of the nature and skills of the similarity of the entire management business activities are classified, or employees who provide similar knowledge and skills are organized together. The result of dividing departments and jobs by function has been the evolution of the traditional linear organization into an intelligent organization.

2. Division by product

In large and medium-sized enterprises implementing diversification strategies, the division of departments by product or product line is increasingly prevalent. In the large enterprise organization within the formation of different strategic business units or called products, projects, business divisions, each division is a relatively independent profit center, the enterprise will be more power to the various profit centers, to achieve the decentralization of decision-making.

3, the division of departments by region

Division of departments by region and the division of departments by product are similar to the organizational characteristics, which emphasizes the horizontal coordination within the region, to adapt to the special needs of their respective service areas.

4, according to the customer sector

Division of departments by customer is based on the type of customer service organization to form business units, each business unit for different customers, they provide products may be very similar, but because of the different customers, the business units often need to take a different way of doing business and marketing mix strategy.