The family tree (organization chart, organization chart, staff appointments plan) is a diagram of the organizational structure. Organizational units as well as their task distribution and communication relations become evident.

Proceed

Usual representational forms in practice are the horizontal and the vertical family tree as well as combinations from both. For visualization symbols are used. Information on the following organizational circumstances are contained in a family tree:

Distribution of operational tasks on places and departments

hierarchical structure of the structure and/or leading organization and the instruction relations

Classification of line auxiliary places

Personnel occupation (staffs, places, departments)

Important rules of an organization will for all visibly, its interior effect may therefore not be underestimated, it is the map each Unternehmens.Die formal production of family trees is usually internally fixed.

With the production of a family tree is the degree of detail of importance. It should be examined whether each coworker of the enterprise is to be illustrated or whether individual groups of coworkers are sufficient. If it concerns approximately a reorganization, each place must be considered. In a modern family tree the customer should be integrated explicitly. With arrows one can illustrate over it going out communication and information stream.

Diagram

Concerning the diagram there is no generally valid regulation, however in practice the following was established:

The moreover there are the following possibilities of the representation:

In a square is located only one person, who has the respective place.

Squares the one connection downward have, contain the role of the superior; e.g. level 1 of the level 2 is set forward, etc.

Cross section functions are usually represented as headquarter beside the management in form of a circle as supporting or technically determining places. In the representation the support is additionally indicated by a broken line.

The organization can be illustrated also in the form of circles and ellipses. The circles symbolize more openness, flexibility, communication. Arrows can show, run off like important processes, in which directions information is passed on etc.

The degree of automation in enterprises for the production of "“reported at family trees"” is not particularly highly although the illustration datalaterally very simply over places (SAP = permanent posts) and place owners to be accomplished can. The representation of the over and subordinations takes place over clear allocations of the permanent posts to other permanent posts or an even more highly on organizational level (e.g. a group always reports to a department).

Example of a family tree:

Pro and cons

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! Advantages! Disadvantages | - | 

• hierarchical structures become evident (organization form)
• Regulation of the competencies

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• strongly simplifying
• Problems of the representation technology
• Costs of the production and actualization

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Literature

• Manfred training to living: Organization. Vahlen: Munich 2002, ISBN 3800628252, S.495-498

• Jean Paul Thommen: Management economics, volume 3, ISBN 3908143039, S.140-142

• Jean Paul Thommen: General management economics, 4. Edition, Gabler publishing house, Wiesbaden 2003, P. 759 f.

Related links

• Example of a family tree, UN
• Example of a family tree, Bavarian 04 Leverkusen
• Example of a family tree, WDR

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