MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES

REPORT NO. 1
ORGANIZATION - are the primary channels by which engineers working in particular technical
disciplines, or otherwise possessing common interests, share technical knowledge, regulate
professional practice, influence public policy, and maintain the traditions and reputation of the
profession.
POOR MANAGEMENT - the most frequent reason responsible for the failure in in its purpose
of making a profit on a specific project.
Example of an Organization in the field of engineering:

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES - its primary purpose is to facilitate the coordination and

control over the activities of the company.

Principle states for a proper authority:

 RESPONSIBILITY
 The state of being accountable or answerable for any obligation, trust, debt or something
 AUTHORITY
The legal right to give command, order or instruction and compel the subordinates to do a
certain act.
 AVAILABLE PERSONNEL
The availability of the experienced and trustworthy personnel capable of acting in
supervisory capacities
 DECENTRALIZATION
One in which most decisions are made by mid-level or lower-level managers, rather than
being made centrally by the head of the company.
 COORDINATION AND FACILITATION
The process of linking the activities of various departments of the organization.
Types of Management Structures:
 LINE ORGANIZATION
Where authority flows from the top to the bottom.
 LINE AND STAFF ORGANIZATION
Attempts to render a large and complex enterprise more flexible without sacrificing
managerial authority.

FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION - uses the principle of specialization based on function or

role. The whole enterprise is divided according to the major function to be performed.
COMMITTEES - an association of people set up to arrive at solutions to common problems. 
Basic Principles of Committee Organization:
1. The organization of a committee should grow out of a need that is recognized by
representatives of the departments and the personnel affected.
2. The personnel of a committee should be representative of the function and the personnel
concerned and should represent variations in opinions among personnel.
3. Duties, authority and responsibility must be clearly defined even if, owing to
circumstances, they must be subject to change.
4. The organization and operation of a committee should be a cooperative development.
Weaknesses of Committee:
1. Slow
2. Wastes times
3. Tends to hang-on