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Nwanyanwu Lucky, Nwuke James.

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ABSTRACT This paper examined line and staff organizational structure in Nigeria. The line organization is the simplest organizational structure. It is the "doing" organization, in that the work of all organizational units is directly involved in producing and marketing the organization's goods and services. There are direct vertical links between the different levels of the scalar chain. The paper is of the opinion that line authority makes a manager to instruct subordinates on what to do. Here, authority flows vertically down through the structure. This is said to be a direct relationship between superior and subordinate officers, and also each subordinate is made responsible to only one person. The paper noticed that except in situations where there is delegated authority and assignment of responsibility for some specific functions, there naturally exist no formal relationship between the personal assistant or aid and other staff members. The paper also noted that there should spelt rules and duties of the line and the staff personnel’s in the organization to avoid conflict among them. Also recommended by the paper is that a general overseer should be appointed to coordinate and integrate the operations and functions of both the line managers and those arts. Keywords: line, staff organizational structure, line authority, line-staff authority

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