Organizational chart

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Organizational diagram of the New York and Erie Railroad, 1855

An organizational chart (often called organization chart, org chart, organigram(me), or organogram) is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts and positions/jobs.

History

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See also Category:Historical organizational charts and Tree diagram#History

Early civilisation figurative examples of organizational activity depicted

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Sumerian
Egypt
Maya
Classical Greece, Hellenism, Rome
Early Christianity, Europe

Medieval examples of organizational structures depicted

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Earlier examples of pure schemata can be found in the 9th-10th century work of Alcuin's Disputatio de rhetorica et de virtutibus regis Karli et Albini magistri. see for example here, at Digitale Bibliothek - Münchener; or in similar works here at the Bern, Burgerbibliothek; here at St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek.

19th century, rise of modern organizational chart

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20th century

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1900s, rise of general application of organizational charts

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1910s

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1920s

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1930s-40s

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1950s-1990s

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21st century

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2000–09

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2010s

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Types of organizational charts

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Different shapes of organizational diagrams

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Present versus proposed charts

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The use of charts as a designers tool

Features

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Tools

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Charts in practice

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See also

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