Genevieve works in the finance department at the headquarters of a large home improvement retailer. Her main responsibility is to keep an eye on department expenditures and figure out how to cut costs whenever possible. Tyson, the marketing director for the same company, shares information with Genevieve only when he absolutely has to. He finds her inflexible, and not understanding of what it takes to roll out a new product line. Genevieve and Tyson typify a disadvantage of departmentalization.

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A disadvantage of departmentalization is that department members begin to think like each other in their own department and do not understand the points of view of members of other departments.

Genevieve Works in the Finance Department at the Headquarters of a Large