Three levels or types of interdependence include Sequential interdependence is when the output that is produced by one department is utilized and necessary as the input that facilitates another department's ability to operate. An example of this is an assembly organization where one department produces the car body, and the next department or unit within the facility is responsible for painting these car bodies.
Reciprocal interdependence in which the input of one department within a given organization is derived from the output of another separate department within that organization so that there is a cycle of input and output between the differing departments within an organization. An example of this would be a bill proposal from the legislative branch being transferred to the executive branch for veto or approval. If approved the same bill returns to the legislative branch for ratification.
Pooled interdependence is a situation where each department within an organization performs activities that are separate and different from the other departments, but each department's function is important in the development of the overall product. An example of this would be one department in an aircraft plant produces the tires for the aircraft, and one department produces the instrument panel.
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One barrier that might cause the market executive to poorly identify the problem or problems, is the lack of analytical data that describes the effectiveness of the upstart companies, and the relative effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the marketing executive's operational procedures. An example of this would be a marketing executive trying to see why other companies are gaining market share, without conducting a statistical analysis of the results of the methods used by each of the other company.
A second barrier that might cause the marketing executive to poorly identify problems, is the denial by the executive that the problem resides with his or her marketing