I. INTRODUCTION
II. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
III. FORMAL ORGANIZATION& INFORMAL
ORGANIZATION
IV. TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
V. AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT, STAFF &
COMMITTEE
ORGANIZING TECHNICAL
ACTIVITIES
The engineer manager needs to acquire various skills in
management, including those for organizing technical
activities. In this highly competitive environment, the
unskilled manager will not be able to bring his unit, or his
company, as the case may be, to success.
STRUCTURES BAYAS
POSITIONS
ARRANGEMENT
RELATIONSHIP
ORGANIZATIONS
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WHAT IS STRUCTURE?
Structure is the
arrangement or
relationship of positions
within an organization.
PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURES
STRUCTURES MIRANDA
TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURES
F S F P OR
D H MM
A U L N Y
E T I T E
TYPES OF AUTHORITY
1. LINE AUTHORITY – a manager’s right to tell
subordinates what to do and then see that they
do it.
2. STAFF AUTHORITY – a staff specialist’s right to
give advice to a superior.
3. FUNCTIONAL AUTHORITY – a specialist’s right
to oversee lower level personnel involved in
that specialty, regardless of where the
personnel are in the organization.
TYPES OF DEPARTMENT
1. LINE departments perform tasks that
reflect the organization’s primary goal
and mission. In a construction firm, the
department that negotiates and secures
contracts for the firm is a line department.
The construction division is also a line
function.
TYPES OF DEPARTMENT