Some Organizations Design Reporting Relationships in Which an Employee Reports

question 42

Essay

Some organizations design reporting relationships in which an employee reports to two superiors instead of to only one superior.As a result,this employee may have access to two managers who have different skills and expertise.Such a practice,however,can easily create serious problems for the employee.Discuss three of these problems that can occur under this management structure and explain why a reporting relationship to a single superior is a better way to design an organization.

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