Question
State two disadvantages of functional structure.

Answer

The two disadvantages of functional structure are:
  1. It may lead to inflexibility as people with same skills and knowledge may develop a narrow perspective.
  2. It may lead to problems in coordination as information has to exchanged across many departments.

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