Question

Ballooshu, a large dairy cooperative, organizes its labor force into different divisions for the manufacture of butter, cheese, cultured dairy, frozen desserts, ice cream, milk, and milk powder. In this scenario, which of the following organizational structures does Ballooshu most likely follow?

A) Functional departmentalization
B) Product departmentalization
C) Customer departmentalization
D) Geographic departmentalization

Answer 1

B) Product departmentalization

Step-by-step explanation:

Ballooshu is using product departmentalization because it is dividing the company according to product lines.

As a diarly cooperative, management probably believes that the most efficient form of organization is according to the products that it makes.

The cheese department will focus on producing cheese, the ice cream department will focus on making ice cream, the milk department will focus on the production of milk, and so on.