The linear organization is an organizational structure that is based on the transmission of authority from superiors to subordinates, as part of a pyramidal structure, this being the oldest and simplest form of organization that exists; among its advantages is that it is easier to assign responsibilities, and its main disadvantage is the authoritarianism in the hand chain that makes communication difficult.
Within organizations and companies, there must always be an order to follow so that all the goals that have been proposed in the calendar of expected achievements can be achieved; In each case, all objectives must lead to collaborate with directly fulfilling the mission and vision of the company, this will mean that it is not something external to the entity.
Whether when we talk about order, we talk about manufacturing processes, training, dealing with the client or whatever, everything must have an order and said order must be monitored by an authority supervisor; This is the case in general of the linear organization, we are going to explain how it works, so that you can decide if it is what is best for your work team or not. Of course, if it is a type of organization that has been used for centuries and generations, it will definitely have some power to achieve its goals.
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Concept of Linear Organization
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This is the oldest organization model, the one followed historically in the wars and until today, currently the military commanders are governed by it; throughout history, the way of commanding church In general, regardless of which religion is spoken, everyone always obeys a superior as the chief boss absolutely.
Because it is designed in this way, the mentioned type of organization is of pyramid shape, being at the top of the structure the boss and gradually lowering to more subordinates each time of lower rank and authority; Communication must always be upwards in order to solve any situation.
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Advantages of this model
One of the main characteristics of this type of organization is that this structure is so simple that it can be understood by any element from the team, no matter how new they are in the company; it leaves no room for doubt and therefore the controls are immediately clear.
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Another thing that makes this method more and more used is that the economy is constantly growing, so way that people try to venture into the business arena with new companies and this model of organization is ideal for small businesses.
It is also one of the best methods for organizing a business because the responsibility of all is perfectly defined those involved in the company; with this organization, there is no way that there is a mistake and not being able to deduce the respective responsibilities.
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In general, this organizational model is very stable, something that every company needs to be able to measure productivity, expenses and costs of each operation.
Disadvantages
The not so good things that we can see in these models are, for example, that, like the address is direct and unique in a sense, this can cause employees who are to some extent above others be too bossy more and more gradually.
If the company grows quickly, which is always what you want, this way of organizing tends to fall apart And if you are not prepared to implement a new one in that growth, the entire company can collapse due to lack of organization.
Finally, we can see as a disadvantage that the formality of communication with superiors is too rigidThis fosters too much importance for those at the top of others, is inflexible, and creates discontent among employees at the bottom of the organization. the pyramid, in such a way that they work thinking that they are viewed badly by higher-ups for the mere fact of not communicating directly with they.
A model that can be very useful if used well.
