Functional Organization
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Functional organization is a type of organizational structure
that uses the principle of specialization based on function or role.
It allows decisions to be decentralized
since issues are delegated
to specialized persons or units, leaving them the responsibility of implementing, evaluating, or controlling the given procedures or goals.
Organizational structure
An organizational structure consists of activities such as task allocation, coordination and supervision, which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims. It can also be considered as the viewing glass or perspective through which individuals see their organization and its...
that uses the principle of specialization based on function or role.
It allows decisions to be decentralized
Décentralisation
Décentralisation is a french word for both a policy concept in French politics from 1968-1990, and a term employed to describe the results of observations of the evolution of spatial economic and institutional organization of France....
since issues are delegated
Delegation
Delegation is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person to carry out specific activities. However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate to make decisions, i.e...
to specialized persons or units, leaving them the responsibility of implementing, evaluating, or controlling the given procedures or goals.