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There is no such thing as a good or bad organizational structure; there are only appropriate or inappropriate ones.
Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling (1979)
The project manager’s job is not an easy one. Project managers may have increasing responsibility, but very little authority. This lack of authority can force them to “negotiate” with upper-level management as well as functional management for control of company resources. They may often be treated as outsiders by the formal organization.
Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling (1979)
If these responsibilities were applied to the total organization, they might reflect the job description of the general manager. This analogy between project and general managers is one of the reasons why future general managers are asked to perform functions that are implied, rather than spelled out, in the job description.
Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling (1979)