You have divided the jobs done by your department through work specialisation and are now trying to decide how to best group them for efficiency and service to the customer.You are considering grouping activities by function,product,process,or customer. You are organising into NSW,VIC,WA,and QLD regions.This is termed ________ departmentalisation.
A)function
B)customer
C)process
D)geographic

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The given scenario describes geographic departmentalization, as the departments are organized by state/region. It would make sense to group activities and functions by the region they service for efficiency and to better serve customers in that area. Therefore, the best choice is D - geographic.

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