functional organization
noun
HRukus[C]
anorganizationthat has astructurein whichemployeesare told what to do by those moreseniorthan them:
Themanagementteamrecognizesitneedstoevolvefrom afunctionalorganizationandencouragemore decision-making at theoperatinglevels.
[U](alsofunctional structure)
thestructureof anorganizationin whichemployeesworkingroupsaccordingto howseniorthey are, and are giventasksthatmatchtheirparticularskills:
One of theadvantagesof this moreorganicunderstandingofbusinessis that itlooksforsignsoffunctionalorganizationwithin thedynamicsofbusinessactivity.