Organization Chart

An organizational chart is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts, positions and the jobs.

The organization chart is a diagram showing graphically the relation of one official to another, or others, of a company. It is also used to show the relation of one department to another, or of one function of an organization to another. This chart is valuable in that it enables one to visualize a complete organization, by means of the picture it presents.

A company's organizational chart typically illustrates relations between people within an organization. Such relations might include managers to sub-workers, directors to managing directors, chief executive officer to various departments, and so forth. When an organization chart grows too large it can be split into smaller charts for separate departments within the organization. The different types of organization charts include:

·         Hierarchical

·         Matrix

·         Flat

A hierarchical organization is an organizational structure where every entity in the organization, except one, is subordinate to a single other entity. This arrangement is a form of a hierarchy and in an organization, the hierarchy usually consists of a singular or group of power at the top with subsequent levels of power under them. This is the dominant mode of organization among large organizations; mostly corporations, governments, and business organizations are hierarchical organizations with different levels of management andauthority.

Matrix management is the practice of managing individuals with more than one reporting line, but it is also commonly used to describe managing cross functional, cross business group and other forms of working that cross the traditional vertical business units.

A flat organization (also known as horizontal organization) is an organization structure with few or no levels of middle managementbetween staff and executives. The idea is that well-trained workers will be more productive when they are more directly involved in the decision making process, rather than closely supervised by many layers of management.