Online Drawing of Line-Functional Organization Structure Diagram

1. Line departments are responsible for business results, while staff departments are responsible for professional standards, avoiding buck-passing.
2. Staff departments (such as IT, Legal) are centrally managed to reduce redundant costs and enhance professionalism.
3. Line departments quickly respond to the market, while staff departments provide compliance and resource assurance.
4. Suitable for mature businesses, but cross-department collaboration relies on high-level coordination, easily forming 'departmental silos'.

1. Vertical Command Chain
Line departments follow a hierarchical management of 'General Manager→Department Manager→Frontline Employees' to ensure execution.
2. Horizontal Professional Support
Staff departments provide standards to line departments through 'systems, processes, training', for example:
The finance department sets budgeting rules, the sales department executes according to the rules;
The HR department designs performance evaluations, the production department implements according to standards.
3. Cross-department Collaboration Mechanism
Major projects require the establishment of temporary teams, led by line departments with resource support from staff departments.

Senior Management: Core decision-makers like the General Manager, Deputy General Manager, set strategic goals, coordinate resource allocation between line and staff departments, and approve major decisions.
Line Department Personnel: Department managers manage core business and are responsible for business results; frontline supervisors/employees execute specific tasks and report hierarchically.
Staff Department Personnel: Department supervisors set professional standards (such as financial systems, training systems), supervise compliance; specialists provide support services without direct business management authority.
Cross-department Coordination Personnel (Optional): Project managers, process specialists, etc., are responsible for breaking down departmental barriers and promoting collaboration.

1. Efficiency and Professionalism Combined
Line departments make quick decisions, staff departments ensure professionalism, suitable for standardized businesses.
2. Resource Centralization, Cost Reduction
Shared departments like Finance, IT avoid redundant construction.
3. Strong Stability, Easy to Replicate
Clear structure, suitable for cross-regional expansion (such as chain enterprises).

1. Low Cross-Departmental Collaboration Efficiency: Conflicts easily arise between the boundaries of authority and responsibility between line and functional departments (e.g., sales department complains about slow financial approvals).

2. High Dependence on Senior Management: Major decisions require coordination from senior management, easily leading to "middle management stagnation."

3. Insufficient Innovation Motivation: Multiple layers and strict standards lead employees to tend to "follow procedures" and lack autonomy.