After reading this article you will learn about the importance and types of staff that provide assistance to line managers. Importance of Staff: Staff specialists are not required in small organisations as line managers can carry out the necessary functions (general and specialised) on their own. At the most, they can seek guidance of outside experts. As organisations grow in [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the reasons for line and staff conflict with resolution. I. Reasons Given by Line Managers: Line managers are responsible for ultimate results or goal achievement and, thus, give the following reasons for line/staff conflict: 1. Practical approach to the problem: Line managers feel that staff suggestions cannot always be implemented as they [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Departmentation 2. Importance of Departmentation 3. Basis. Meaning of Departmentation: Departmentation is the foundation of organisation structure, that is, organisation structure depends upon departmentation. Departmentation means division of work into smaller units and their re-grouping into bigger units (departments) on the basis of similarity of features. As the organisation [...]