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ADelegation of authority
BDepartmentalization
CDivision of labor
DEmployee empowerment
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Departmentalization
1. Organizing is carried out through three named activities.
2. Dividing up tasks is division of labor.
3. Grouping jobs and employees is departmentalization, which is what the question describes.
4. Assigning authority and responsibilities is delegation, so that term names a different activity.
5. Empowerment concerns the autonomy given to employees rather than how jobs are grouped.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Management and Leadership in Today's Organizations", section 6.3 Organizing_
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