administrative and/or functional reporting lines

English translation: who reports to whom, the chain of command

13:22 Mar 28, 2003
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English term or phrase: administrative and/or functional reporting lines
XY organisations are encouraged to establish and maintain organisational charts to evidence administrative and/or functional reporting lines.
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Selected answer:who reports to whom, the chain of command
Explanation:
The administrative reporting line shows the bosss/subordinate relationship in its formalistic structure, without regard to function. In some organization, a person may be formally attaced to a department without having anything to with them funcionally.

The functional reporting line shows the "chain of command" so to speak at the functional level: who makes decisions, and who executes, even if one is not the formal "boss" of the other.


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5jerarquia
Jesús Marín Mateos
5who reports to whom, the chain of command
Fuad Yahya
4Functional organization chart
Antonio Camangi
3by department hierarchy / by function or service
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jerarquia


Explanation:
para demostrar la eficacia de la jerarquia administrativa y/o funcional.

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who reports to whom, the chain of command


Explanation:
The administrative reporting line shows the bosss/subordinate relationship in its formalistic structure, without regard to function. In some organization, a person may be formally attaced to a department without having anything to with them funcionally.

The functional reporting line shows the "chain of command" so to speak at the functional level: who makes decisions, and who executes, even if one is not the formal "boss" of the other.


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Functional organization chart


Explanation:
Meant to show hierarchical reporting chain throughout the organization

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by department hierarchy / by function or service


Explanation:
****Administrative reporting
- by traditional company structure with the head on top and then branch down to various departments.

****Functional reporting
- has to do with cross-functional teams (where members come from different departments).
- An example is where a functional group called support services that consists of IT training but the IT training members would come from different departments depending on product type and technology involved.
- Another example is Quality Control where the members would come from different departments.


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departmental hierarchy.


    Reference: http://www.capsresearch.org/ReportHTMs/roles.htm
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