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Business Definition for: Organization Chart
- a graphic illustration of an organization's structure, showing hierarchical authority and relationships between departments and jobs. The horizontal dimension of an organization chart shows the nature of job function and responsibility and the vertical dimension shows how jobs are coordinated in reporting or authority relationships. Some charts include managers' names, others only job titles. Organization charts are widely used to bring order and clarity to the way the organization is structured. Despite this, they reflect little of the way organizations actually work and can appear complex, especially in highly bureaucratic organizations. The first recorded organization chart was produced in the United States by David C. McCallum for the New York and Erie Railroad.
- Also known as Org Chart
Additional Resources
- Creating An Organization Chart In Office 2003
- An organization chart graphically represents the management structure of an organization. There are several ways to create an organization chart in Microsoft Office 2003, depending on which Office 2003 program you want to use. Microsoft Office Visio 2003 has the most extensive collection of organization chart features, including a variety...
- White papers
- The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Organization Chart.
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- Research articles 2006-04-27
- Organization Chart
- This is a template for organization chart.
- Tools & templates 2007-01-01
- Right-Hanging Organization Chart
- This is a template for right-hanging organization chart.
- Tools & templates 2007-01-01
- The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Organization Chart
- DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c36238) has announced the addition of The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Organization Chart to their offering.
- Research articles 2006-04-27
- Video: An honest org chart
- Dr. E.L. Kersten of Despair, Inc. explains how a traditional organization chart is deceptive and why a salary-sensitive chart makes more sense. Host: Dr. E.L. Kersten, Co-Founder, COO, Despair Inc. Length: 00:05:03 by BNET staff
- Blog posts 2006-07-13
- An Honest Org Chart
- In this tongue-in-cheek demonstration, Dr. E.L. Kersten of Despair, Inc. explains how a traditional organization chart is deceptive and why a salary-sensitive chart makes more sense.
- Videos 2006-05-09
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- Articles 2008-12-10
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- Research articles 1998-08-24
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- Research articles 1998-09-01
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- Articles 2008-05-06
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- Articles 2007-04-20
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- Research articles 2002-06-01
- CHART chooses Tricon Global's Novak for commitment award
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- Research articles 1998-08-24
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- Blog posts 2007-08-20
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- White papers 2003-01-01
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- White papers 2003-01-01
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- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Courageous Followers, Courageous Leaders New Relationship For Learning And Experience
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- White papers 2003-01-01
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- White papers 2002-10-01
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