Organizational Chart - Limitations

Limitations

There are several limitations of organizational charts:

  • If updated manually, organizational charts can very quickly become out-of-date, especially in large organizations that change their staff regularly.
  • They only show 'formal relationships' and tell nothing of the pattern of human (social) relationships which develop. They also often do not show horizontal relationships.
  • They provide little information about the managerial style adopted (e.g. 'autocratic', 'democratic' or an intermediate style)
  • In some cases, an organigraph may be more appropriate, particularly if one wants to show non-linear, non-hierarchical relationships in an organization.
  • It often does not include customers.

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