Unit II
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LINE AND STAFF POSITIONS
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 below each level.
For example, a sales manager may be in a line position between a vice-president of marketing and 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.
The line 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 accounting, personnel, credit and advertising.
Generally they do not give orders to other departments.
Active Vocabulary:
| 1. | line positions | – | ëèíåéíûå äîëæíîñòè ïðè âåðòèêàëüíîì ðàçäåëåíèè òðóäà, ðàáîòà ïî êîîðäèíèðîâàíèþ äåéñòâèé |
| staff positions | – | øòàáíûå äîëæíîñòè ïðè ãîðèçîíòàëüíîì ðàçäåëåíèè òðóäà ïî êîìïîíåíòàì, ñîñòàâëÿþùèì ÷àñòè îáùåé äåÿòåëüíîñòè | |
| to hold a position | – | çàíèìàòü äîëæíîñòü | |
| 2. | line chain of command | – | ëèíåéíàÿ ñòðóêòóðà ïîä÷èíåíèÿ |
| 3. | organization structure | – | îðãàíèçàöèîííàÿ ñòðóêòóðà |
| 4. | relationship | – | âçàèìîîòíîøåíèå |
| 5. | sales manager | – | óïðàâëÿþùèé ïî òîðãîâëå, êîììåð÷åñêèé äèðåêòîð |
| 6. | salesman | – | ïðîäàâåö, òîðãîâåö |
| 7. | to have direct authority over | – | èìåòü ïðÿìóþ âëàñòü íàä êåì-ëèáî |
| 8. | staff, personnel | – | øòàò, ñîñòàâ ñîòðóäíèêîâ |
| to recruit personnel | – | íàáèðàòü øòàòû | |
| a Personnel Department | – | îòäåë êàäðîâ | |
| Personnel Manager | – | ðóêîâîäèòåëü îòäåëà êàäðîâ | |
| 9. | to give orders | – | îòäàâàòü ïðèêàçû |
| to take orders | – | ïðèíèìàòü ïðèêàçû | |
| 10. | complex | – | ñëîæíûé |
| 11. | activities | – | äåÿòåëüíîñòü, ðàáîòà |
| 12. | to be tied in with the company product | – | èìåòü îòíîøåíèå ê êîíå÷íîìó ïðîäóêòó |
| 13. | accounting | – | áóõãàëòåðñêèé ó÷åò |
| 14. | advertising | – | ðåêëàìà |
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