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What Is The Difference Between Line, Staff And Functional Types Of Authority?

You have define the line staff and the functional types of authority and also distinguish between them.

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    Line authority is with the front line workers. E.g the authority with a foreman. It is usually very limited. Staff authority is with the supervisors in an organization. Whereas functional authority is with the functional heads like HR Director, Marketing Director etc. It has a broader scope as compared to the other two types of authority. The functional authority holders are involved in strategy and decision making. These strategies and decisions flow throw the hierarchical chain to the Staff authority and through them to the line authority.
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    Aicha 

    answered 2 years ago

    Line authority is the authority you have over subordinates in your chain of command, It can even be with the manager to direct the works. It shouldnt be always centric with the front line workers.Line authority is the authority of the individual to have the formal power to direct and control immediate subordinates.
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    Ethanhunt

    Ethanhunt

    commented 9 months ago

      Functional organisation have specialist who are the heads of each department whereas line has a simple chain of authority i.e takes the form of a pyramid the upper level then middle management and lower level
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      Guest

      Guest 

      answered 6 months ago

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