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Organisation Structure
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Organisations should aim at providing opportunities for human fulfillment of ambitions and values.
It would be in the fitness of things to so design the structure of the org. as to place importance on the individual and his work.
In the words of F.Kast & S.Roseenweig, “Structure is the established pattern of relationship among the components or parts of an Organisation”.
Organisation Structure refers to the pattern of relationships among individuals and department in an organisation
Organisation Structure is the framework through which the organisation operates.
Classification of organisation structure is based on various activities which are grouped together to create departments and units & prescribing their relationships in the organisation.
Line Organisation Structure
Lines of authority and instructions are vertical, i.e. they flow from the top to the bottom.
The unity of command is maintained in a straight and unbroken line. It implies that each subordinate receives instructions from his immediate superior alone and is responsible to him only.
All persons at the same level of org. are independent of each other.
This structure specifies responsibility and authority for all the positions limiting the area of action by a particular position holder.
Line & Staff Organisation Structure
Refers to a pattern in which staff specialists advise managers to perform their duties.
Staff managers provide advice to the line manager who are generally specialists in the field.
Staff positions are purely advisory in nature. They have a right to recommend but have no authority to enforce their preference on other dept.
The line executives are the “DOERS” or commanders, where as, the specialists are the “THINKERS” or advisors.
Functional Organization
Functional structure is created by grouping the activities on the basis of functions required for the achievement of organisational objectives.
Functions classified into “Basic”, “Secondary” & “Supportive” functions according to their nature and importance.
E.g. of basic functions would be production, marketing, in manufacturing organisation.
Authority relationships in functional structure may be in the form of line, staff & functional.