What are the Advantages and disadvantages of geographical structures?

advantages are

local management help the organization to take decisions about local market.

ability to quickly adopt changes in divisional goals.

local customers feel ease while speaking to local representatives.

easy tracking the performance of individual market and work group.

disadvantages are..

conflict and unhealthy competition between different areas.

difficult to be consistent in core company beliefs.

does not allow centralized decision making.

business owners rely on other individuals for decisions about market.