Name: ___________________________
Date: ___________________________
BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION CHART
Dr. Rea Searge is president of Peabody Researchers, Inc., a pharmaceutical company. Peabody
uses a line-and-staff structure to organize its employees. In addition to Dr. Searge, Peabody has the
following employees:
A quality control officer
A vice president of production
150 research and development employees
A sales force of 100 people
A vice president of finance
Marketing managers for three regions
A vice president of marketing
A director of personnel
A vice president of research and development
Production managers for three product lines
An administrative assistant to the president
A production force of 600 people
On a separate sheet of paper, draw an organization chart for Peabody Researchers, Inc. Use solid
lines for line authority–responsibility relationships and dotted lines for staff authority–responsibility
relationships.