While preparing for a final examination in organizational behavior, you and a student in another class review the important information regarding organizational structure and design. During the conversation, the other student suggests that just about everything you need to know about organizational structure can be based on knowing the different types of departmentalization. In other words, all of the key features of organizational structure, including a structure’s fundamental requirements and elements are found in descriptions of the several forms of departmentalization. Based on your knowledge of organizational structure, discuss the accuracy of this statement.

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