Functional structure
Functional structure is an organizational structure that groups employees by their similar specialties, roles, and tasks.
Definitions
According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),
- Functional structure. An organizational structure that groups employees by their similar specialties, roles, and tasks.
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Functional structure. An organizational structure that groups together similar or related occupational specialties.
According to the Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition),
- Functional structure. A type of organizational design that groups tasks and activities by business function, such as production/operations, marketing, finance/accounting, research and development, and management information systems.
According to the HRBoK Guide,
- Functional structure. Group of people performing similar tasks. A department or division where people have similar specialties or skills (for example, the accounting or IT department in an organization).
