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line-staff organization  

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  • Classical theories of organization associated with Henri Fayol, Frederick W. Taylor, and others define formal organizations as collective enterprises identified by a clear division of labor and authority. These theories view decision-making power as flowing from a unified command structure. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Line-Staff Organization]

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