Functional management structure

The functional structure of management is a set of units, for each of which a specific task and responsibilities are defined. Within this structure, each management body, as well as the executor, has a specialization in performing some managerial functions. Thus, at the enterprise a certain apparatus of specialists is created, which are responsible only for one area of work.

The functional structure of management basically contains the principle of full management, and the execution of orders of this body within its competence is mandatory for the units. And general issues at the enterprise are resolved collectively.

The functional structure of management has the following advantages:

- high level of competence of specialists who are responsible for performing certain functions;

- a narrow specialization of the unit, focused on the implementation of a certain type of management activities, which contributes to the lack of duplication of functions of individual services;

- Expansion of the opportunities of line managers in the part of production management due to their release from solving other special issues.

With all these advantages, the functional management structure has a number of shortcomings, the main ones of which are given below:

- in connection with the implementation of the principle of full-fledged administration, the principle of one-man management is violated;

- significant duration of the decision-making procedure;

- difficulty in maintaining close relationships between individual functional services;

- each functional head and division is put on the first place their questions, not fully agreed with the goals set for the company.

Personnel refers to the most complex management objects in the organization, since it is he who has the ability to make decisions and assess the requirements imposed on him from a critical point of view. Also, the staff is very sensitive to any managerial influences, to which the reaction can not be unambiguously determined.

The structure of personnel management is a combination of methods, techniques and technologies for organizing work with personnel. There are various ways of constructing it, the choice of which depends on the model of the particular enterprise and its organizational structure.

The basis of the management structure is the organization of work on certain working groups. Brigade management structure is quite an ancient organizational form (for example, working artels). Its main principles are:

- work of teams in an autonomous mode;

- decision-making is carried out by working groups independently with horizontal coordination of activities;

- replacement by flexible connections of rigid management;

- use of knowledge and experience in the development, solution of some tasks of specialists from other departments.