IGNOU,MCS-052,Question Paper Solution,June 2010:-Compare and contrast the horizontal and vertical type of organisational structure

	Horizontal Organisational Structure	Vertical Organisational Structure
1.	It is also known as process oriented.	It is also known as Function oriented.
2.	It is superior to vertical organisational structure.	It is inferior to horizontal structure.
3.	Horizontal business organizations have better and increased communication between the levels of management and subordinates.	Communication between the upper and lower layers of management must be transmitted through many layers, resulting in a redundancy and delay in communications
4.	A disadvantage of a horizontal business structure is that it may limit or hinder the growth of the organization, since upper levels management have a more direct and greater span of control of each lower layer, and taking on more departments will diminish their capacity to manage	vertical business organization is a clear management structure, such that the lines of responsibility and control are clear and the function of each layer will be clearer and more distinct.