Oldest type of organization followed.

Each department is a complete self contained unit.

a separate person will look after the activities of the department and he has full control over the department.
followed mainly in military organization.

Under this the line organization,authority flows from

top to bottom vertically.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GENERAL MANAGER

PURCHASE M
PRODUCTION M

FINANCIAL M

SALES M

WORKERS WORKERS WORKERS WORKERS

STAFF ORGANIZATION
various specialists are selected for various functions
performed in an organization. workers receive instruction from various specialists, who are working at a supervision level.

WORK MANAGER

ENGINEER

SUPERINTENDENT

ROUTE CLERK

TIME AND COST CLERK

WORKERS

LINE AND STAFF ORGANIZATION

line officers have the authority to take decisions and implement them to achieve the objectives of the organization staff officers give advice and sevices to

the line officers. staff officers are generally

experts in a particular field.

 the authority flows from top to bottom through the line officers,while staff

officers gives advices at various department

. full authority is headed by line officers regarding planning,implementatioj and control of workers

PROBLEMS ARGUMENTS OF LINE OFFICERS AGAINST STAFF OFFICERS staff officers have only theoretical knowledge.
much of advice given is impractical because they are not

responsible for the results.

they take into account only the departments goal,not the organizations goal as a whole.

staff officers blame line officers when failures happen

whereas are keen on getting credit for success.

ARGUMENTS OF STAFF OFFICERS AGAINST LINE OFFICERS

line officers completely neglect the advice
given by the officers line officers hesitate to accept new ideas

they simply reject the advice without

considersing its validity.

some line officers are not ready to ask for

any advice from the staff officers.

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