What are the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of linear functional organizational structure?

Linear functional organizational structure is also called production area system or linear employee system. It is based on linear system and functional system, learning from each other's strong points and absorbing the advantages of these two forms. At present, most enterprises in our country adopt this organizational structure. This organizational structure divides enterprise management institutions and personnel into two categories. One is linear leading bodies and personnel, who exercise command over organizations at all levels according to the principle of unified command; The other is functional organizations and personnel, who are engaged in the management of various functions of the organization according to the principle of specialization. Linear leading bodies and personnel have certain decision-making power and command power to subordinates within their own responsibilities, and take full responsibility for the work of their own departments. Functional organizations and personnel are the staff of line commanders, and they cannot give orders to directly affiliated departments, but can only give business guidance.

Advantages:

It not only ensures centralized and unified command, but also plays the role of various expert business management.

Disadvantages:

Each functional unit is self-contained and does not attach importance to the horizontal communication of information;

The authorized functional department is too large, which is easy to interfere with the linear command system;

Functional departments lack flexibility and are slow to respond to environmental changes;

Will increase management costs.