The president of a large semiconductor company discovered that the company was having a problem with product groups working selfishly rather than cooperating with one another. To solve the problem, he combined the company's 12 product groups into three regional management centres. This solution is referred to as departmentalization by which of the following?
A) location
B) function
C) product
D) customer

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The president reorganized the company's structure based on geographical regions, which is an example of departmentalization by location. This approach groups activities and jobs based on defined geographic areas.

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