Learn in the textbookOrganizational Structures
DefinitionA job-function organization (職能別組織) forms departments around job functions (specialist roles in the work) and refers to the same form as a functional organization.
ExplanationThe Japanese word for job function (職能) focuses on the specialist role a person plays, while the word for function (機能) focuses on what the work does. Under either name, the boundaries between departments are drawn by differences in specialty.
Memory hookPicture craftspeople, each given a separate workshop for their own trade.