Reviewed by Hammad Naziron Apr 01 2013
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LINE & STAFF CONCEPT
Line and staff concept include "Line Authority" and "Staff Concept".
LINE AUTHORITY
Line authority gives a superior a line of authority over subordinates. It exists in all
organizations. Line authority can also be defined as the superior – subordinate
authority relationship where by a superior makes decision and tells them to a
subordinate who is turn makes decision and tells to his subordinates and on from a
line from top to low level of organization structure. This line of authority is known as
line of authority. It is directly from superior to his sub
ordinate.
LINE AUTHORITY chain of command
STAFF CONCEPT
The nature of the staff relationship is advisory. The function of people in pure staff
capacity is to investigate research and give advice to line managers. In other words,
staff functions are those that help the lin
e persons work more effectively in
accomplishing the objectives.
