Basic Elements of Organizing A corporation in the hospitality industry groups jobs according to whether employees work in hotels or restaurants. What basis for departmentalization is the corporation using? Location Function Customer O Product The table lists advantages to organizations of different bases for departmentalization. For each row, select the basis for departmentalization that offers that advantage. Description Type of Manager Department supervisors need to be an expert in only one type of work. Decision making tends to be well coordinated and fast. Location. Functional Select the correct response to the following question. Customer Which of the following is a disadvantage of customer departmentalization? Product O Employees may focus on the success of their product and lose sight of tradeoffs that would benefit the organization as a whole. O Administrative costs can be high because activities in different places need to be monitored across department boundaries. It can be difficult to determine which department is accountable for success or failure. O Administrative costs can be high due to the need to integrate the common activities of different departments.