DEPARTMENTALIZATION&LINE AND STAFF ORGANISATION

DEPARTMENTALIZATION AND STAFF AND LINE ORGANISATION in industrial management

1. DEPARTMENTALIZATION
&
LINE AND STAFF
Presented By : DEEPIKA N
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GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING,SALEM| 2024

2. OVERVIEW
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DEPARTMENTALIZATION
NEED AND IMPORTANCE
TYPES OF DEPARTMENTALIZATION
MERITS
DEMERITS
LINE AND STAFF
FEATURES
MERITS
DEMERITS

3. DEPARTMENTALIZATION
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Departmentalization is the process of breaking down an
enterprise into various departments. How jobs are
grouped together is called departmentalization. A
Department is an organization unit that is headed by a
manager who is responsible for its activities.
Departmentation and Division of labour are same things.
However technically both are different. Both emphasize
on the use of the specialized knowledge, but
depratmentation has higher management level strategic
considerations while the division of labour has a lower
level operating considerations.

4. NEED &IMPORTANCE
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1. Specialization
2. Fixation of Responsibility
3. Autonomy
4. Smooth Functioning
5. Performance Appraisal
6. Development of Managers

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TYPES OF DEPARTMENTALIZATION

6. MERITS
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1. Specialization
2. Growth and Expansion
3. Fixing Responsibility
4. Better Customer Service
5. Performance Appraisal
6. Management Development
7. Optimum Utilization of Resources
8. Facilitates Better Control

7. DEMERITS
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1.Decentarlization
2. Difficulty in Selection of Managers
3.Difficulty in Managerial Training
4.Uneconomical System
5.. Not Suitable for Small Enterprises

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LINE AND STAFF
: Line and staff organization is a modification of line
organization and it is more complex than line
organization. According to this administrative
organization, specialized and supportive activities are
attached to the line of command by appointing staff
supervisors and staff specialists who are attached to the
line authority. The power of command always remains
with the line executives and staff supervisors guide, advice
and council the line executives. Personal Secretary to the
Managing Director is a staff official.

9. FEATURES
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1. There are two types of staff:
a. Staff Assistants- P.A. to Managing Director, Secretary to Marketing Manager.
b. Staff Supervisor- Operation Control Manager, Quality Controller
2. Line and Staff Organization is a compromise of line organization. It is more complex than line
concern.
3. Division of work and specialization takes place in line and staff organization.
4. The whole organization is divided into different functional areas to which staff specialists are
attached.
5. Efficiency can be achieved through the features of specialization.
6. There are two lines of authority which flow at one time in a concern:
a. Line Authority
b. Staff Authority
7. Power of command remains with the line executive and staff serves only as counselors.

10. MERITS
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1. Relief to line of executives
2. Better co-ordination
3. Balanced decisions
4. Training
5. Benefits of Research and Development

11. DEMERITS
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1.Lack of of understanding
2. Lack of sound advice
3. Line and staff conflicts
4.Staff steals the show
5. Assumption of authority

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