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Functional Organisation (Disadvantages ((1) Violation of Principle of…
Functional Organisation
Meaning
father of
scientific management.
name suggests
functional organisations
formed by grouping
together entire
work into
functional departments.
activities grouped
grouped together
under one head.
based specialisation
where specialists
appointed can
exercise required
amount authority
subordinates.
Two groups
(i)
Office Specialists
Concerned with designing,
scheduling,
recording & planning
of work.
consists:
(a) Route Clerk-
resoponsible planning
route from
where work
passes from
machine to machine.
(b) Instruction Card Clerk-
records instruction
doing each
piece of work.
(c) Disciplinarian
ensures
implementation
rules and regulations.
(ii) Shop Specialists
Concerned with guiding,
supervising work
in factory shop.
(a) Gang Boss
responsible for
arranging machines
tools at work.
(b) Speed Boss
determines speed
which should
go on.
(c) Inspector-
ensures work
done according
predetermined standards.
Advantages
(i) Specialisation
Functional organisation
specialisation by
appointing specialists
who experts
in area.
increases overall
efficency of
enterprise.
(ii) Increased Efficiency
Workers get advice
expert and competent
personnel,
functional organisation
ensures enhanced
efficiency.
(iii) Scope of Expansion
an grows
own speciality,
offers great
scope expansion
without loss
efficiency
present work.
(iv) Flexibility
"Function whole
can be cut
eliminating positions
lower levels
without seriously
affecting
total performance".
(v) Better Supervision
supervisor is specialist
better planning,
supervision ensured.
Disadvantages
(1) Violation of Principle of Unity of Command.
number of superiors
heading single
worker,violating
unity of command
& workers become
unable decide
priorties of
work
(2) Poor Discipline.
Complete disobedience
to principle
unity of command
creates problems
of discipline.
Loyalty workers
stand divided
& discipline tends
to break down.
(3) Lack of Accountability
no worker
responsible to
one particular
boss,
becomes very
difficult to determine
accountability,
many persons
involved performing
one task
everybody's responsibility
becomes nobody
responsibility.
4. Expensive
Appointing too
many specialists
increases remuneration.
being specialists,
demand high salaries
small units
cannot afford
employ
functional organisation.
5. Instability
specialist always
move on from
one enterprise
other where
higher emoluments
creating instability
in staff.
6.Complex
due presence
many relations
single organisations,
structure becomes
complex creating
confusion among
workers.