I need a substantive comment on this post: The formal structure of an organization is often shown in an organizational chart that displays names, job titles, and lines of authority. At its core, a formal structure is meant to show how the company operates at optimal health. My company utilizes an organizational chart (org chart) and I am the one who updates it constantly. My company operates most closely under a functional structure. A functional structure groups together people with similar skills who perform similar tasks (Uhl-Bien, 2021). Our organizational structure starts with our founder and CEO, then beneath him is the rest of the executive team. Each executive operates a different business unit and has full teams below them as well. Depending on the business unit there are four to five levels of employees from the top down. Our structure is a reflection of our goals, because each business unit has goals that are specific to them, but that impact the overall organization. We also have very distinct competencies within each business unit such as designers, project managers, accountants, and account managers. They are all very specialized in what they do, and their role is specific to their business unit..