Question

compare departmentation by time and departmentation by size ??​

Answer 1

Answer:

The different ways in which departmentation may be carried out are:- 1. By Time 2. By Size 3. By Marketing Channels.

Departmentation by Time:

The business activities are grouped together on the basis of the time of the performance. If the work is not completed within the normal working hours, extra time will be given to complete it after the normal working hours. Only interested persons are requested to do the job and one person is responsible to supervise them. Whatever be the work performed after the normal working hours, a separate department will be in charge of this type of activity. This type of departmentation is known as departmentation by time.

Departmentation by Size:

Similar types of duties are performed by small groups. Each group is controlled by a supervisor or an executive. For example, in the Army, soldiers are grouped into squads, battalions, companies, brigades and regiments on the basis of allotment of men to each unit. The principles of span of management span of control or span of supervision is used under this type of departmentation.

Answer 2

While time focuses on performance, size focuses on the total number.

• Departmentation by Time

1. This type of departmentation is one of the earliest forms and is employed at the lower levels of management.
2. It entails categorising actions according to how long they take to complete.

• Departmentation by Size

1. Because the company's effectiveness is measured by the number of people who work for it, it uses size-based departmenting.
2. This strategy is generally used in the army, where the number of employees in a unit is critical.