GK
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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Question
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Product Organization
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Functional Organization
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Bureaucratic Organization
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Manufacturing Organization
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Detailed explanation-1: -Functional foremanship violates ‘Unity of Command’ principle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under the principles of war, unity of command means that all the forces fall under one responsible commander. It requires a single commander with the requisite authority to direct all forces in pursuit of a unified purpose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Efforts of all the employees get unified towards one direction only. Consequences of violation of this principle: (a) Lack of coordination. (b) Wastage of efforts and resources by working in different directions.
Detailed explanation-4: -If an employee gets orders from two superiors at the same time the principle of unity of command is violated. The principle of unity of command states that each participant in a formal organization should receive orders from and be responsible to only one superior. Fayol gave a lot of importance to this principle.