In business, organization structure
means the relationship between positions and people who hold the positions. Organization
structure is very important because it provides an efficient work system as
well as a system of communication.
Historically, line structure is the
oldest type of organization structure. The main idea of it is direct vertical
relationships between the positions and tasks of each level, and the
positions and tasks above and bellow each level. For example, a sales manager
may be in a line position between a vice-president of marketing and a
salesman. Thus a vice president of marketing has direct authority over a
sales manager. A sales manager in his turn has direct authority over a
salesman. This chain of command simplifies the problems of giving and taking
orders.
When a business grows in size and becomes more
complex, there is a need for specialists. In such case administrators may
organize staff departments and add staff specialists to do specific work.
These people are usually busy with services, they are not tied in with the company
product. The activities of the staff departments include an accounting,
personnel, credit and advertising. Generally they do not give orders to other
departments.
Active Vocabulary
relationship
-
взаимоотношение
to
hold a position -
заниматьдолжность
organization
structure -
организационная структура
level -
уровень
sales
manager -
управляющий по торговле
salesman -
продавец, торговец
to
have direct authority over smb.-
иметь прямую власть над кем-либо
staff
-
штат
to
give orders -
отдаватьприказы
to
take orders -
приниматьприказы
a
line department -
линейный отдел (имеющий непосредственное отношение к
конечному продукту)
staff department -
штабной отдел (не имеющий прямого отношения к производству,
но его обслуживающий)