Explain the demerits of Line and Staff Organization.

      

Explain the demerits of Line and Staff Organization.

  

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Martin
1. Lack of understanding

- In a line and staff organization, there are two authorities flowing at one time. This results in the confusion between the two. As a result, the workers are not able to understand as to who is their commanding authority. Hence the problem of understanding can be a hurdle in effective running.

2. Lack of sound advice

- The line official get used to the expertise advice of the staff. At times the staff specialist also provides wrong decisions which the line executive has to consider. This can affect the efficient running of the enterprise.

3. Line and staff conflicts

- Line and staff are two authorities which are flowing at the same time. The factors of designations, status influence sentiments which are related to their relation, can pose a distress on the minds of the employees. This leads to minimizing of co- ordination which hampers a concern's working.

4. Costly

- In line and staff concern, the concerns have to maintain the high remuneration of staff specialist. This proves to be costly for a concern with limited finance.

5. Assumption of authority

- The power of concern is with the line official but the staff dislikes it as they are the one more in mental work.

6. Staff steals the show

- In a line and staff concern, the higher returns are considered to be a product of staff advice and counseling. The line officials feel dissatisfied and a feeling of distress enters a concern. The satisfaction of line officials is very important for effective

marto answered the question on March 4, 2019 at 08:34


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