Question

compare the authority of line and staff managers. give examples of each

Answer 1

o Authority is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others, and to give orders. ... Staff managers follow staff authority which gives a manager the right to advise other managers or employees

Answer 2

Any organizational structure is well-modulated only when they have the required number of line and staff managers.

It is the work of the line authority to flow the chart of command to the other staffs.

For example, they can give an order to a production supervisor to keep a single employee in work, or ask for reasons why a single employee was late or absent for work.

At the same time, in case of a staff manager, it is a kind of counselling that they do with the line authority.

For example, accepting quality of work, initiating mass scale high quality production etc.