Arrange the following steps of organizing process in a logical manner.

(A) Dividing the work into manageable activities

(B) Allocating the work to the members of each department in accordance to their skills and competencies

(C) Creation of hierarchical structure and coordination among various departments

(D) Departments are created on the basis of several criteria such as: territory and products

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1 -> This suggests allocating work to members (B) before creating departments (D), which is illogical as you cannot assign people to departments that don't exist yet.

Option 2 -> This follows the natural flow: divide work first (A), then create departments (D), then allocate work to members (B), and finally establish hierarchy and coordination (C).

Option 3 -> This begins with allocating work to members (B) before even dividing the work into activities (A), which is not feasible.

Option 4 -> This starts with creating hierarchy (C) before dividing work (A) or creating departments (D), which reverses the logical organizing process.

Hence, Option 2: (A), (D), (B), (C) -> The organizing process logically begins with dividing work into manageable activities, then grouping these activities into departments based on relevant criteria, followed by allocating tasks to department members according to their competencies, and finally establishing hierarchical structure and inter-departmental coordination -> correct