a system in which decision making passes from the top to bottom of a hierarchy, as in the army, for example.
Traditional authority,legal authority,and autocratic authority.
a person or a group have authority to appoint you..
it means that if you are under authority, someone has more power over you for example a teacher has authority over his/her pupils.
1. Natural Authority 2. Constitutional Authority 3. Statutory Authority
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what is the relationship between staff and line authority?
Brown Line - Chicago Transit Authority - was created in 1907.
Pink Line - Chicago Transit Authority - was created in 2006.
A person holding a line authority is higher than a person holding a staff authority. this is because a line authority flows from the head of the organization to the subordinate staffs. a good example of a line authority is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) On the other hand, a staff authority will comprise only the head of a certain department within the whole organization and his/her staff. A good example of a staff authority is a company supervisor whose authority is primarily felt by his/her juniors and not the whole organization
Line authority or function is a Direct or main function of an individual or department. It involves Direct and Legitimate Authority over subordinates. It decides what to do, and when to do it. eg., Production for a Manufacturing company. Staff Authority on the other hand is an assistant function as it guides line managers or functions into performing a specific activity. They are more specialized and therefore provide advice to Line authority. eg., Human Resource (HR) for a Manufacturing company.
Staff authority - granted to staff specialists in their areas of expertise. Narrower than line authority and includes the right to advise, recommend, and counsel in the staff specialists' area of expertise. It has an influence that derives indirectly from line authority at a higher level.
chain of command
There are three main types of authority: 1: Line Authority: It is the power to give orders to subordinates. Line managers are responsible for attaining the organizational goals as efficiently as possible. Production and sales managers typically exercise line authority 2: Staff Authority: Power to give advice, support, and service to line departments. Staff managers do not command others. Examples of staff authority are found in personnel, purchasing, engineering, and finance. 3: Functional Authority: Staff's ability to initiate actions within a given area of expertise. Functional Authority allows decisions to be implemented directly by the staff. In an organization functional authority can be found in accounting, labor etc areas.
Here is the wiki def.Line authority - in which individuals in management positions have the formal power to direct and control immediate subordinates.Staff authority - granted to staff specialists in their areas of expertise. Narrower than line authority and includes the right to advise, recommend, and counsel in the staff specialists' area of expertise. It is a communication relationship with management. It has an influence that derives indirectly from line authority at a higher level.and take a human resource manager as an instanceA HR manager has line authority over the staff of the HR department and staff authority to support , assist , and advise mangers of other Departments in matters related to HR management
Well a line authority is a structure in which managers at the top of the line are in charge of those beneath them. but i have no idea how it looks on a organizational chart. i am trying to figure the same thing for my business concepts class.
formal communication takes place within the line of authority. it flows along a prescribed channel observing all the norms applicable to the hierarchy,and all members on line of authority are obliged to follow this line of communication.
stores like target and Walmart