organisation structure
... authority relationship that extends from the top of the organization to the lowest echelon, according to the chain of command ( Robbins & Decenzo 2001, p.158 ). “A staff position has the primary purpose of giving line positions specialised expertise and assistance” (Bartol et al. 2003). Line managers create staff authority functions to support, assist, advise, and generally reduce some of their informational burdens. ( Robbins & Decenzo 2001, p.159 ). “There are two types of staff authority-advisory and functional. Advisory is implied authority based on the staff person's experience or expertise. A staff person with advisory authority cannot order something done but can recommend that it be done in a certain way. Functional authority is the authority held by functional managers (e. g., finance and personnel) to issue orders to people not under their direct (line) supervision; however, this authority enc...