Ridell University is a large private school located in the Midwest. The university is headed by a president who has five vice presidents reporting to him. These vice presidents are responsible for auxiliary services, admissions and records, academics, financial services (controller), and the physical plant.

In addition, the university has managers who report to these vice presidents. These include managers for central purchasing, the university press, and the university bookstore, all of whom report to the vice president for auxiliary services; managers for computer services and for accounting and finance, who report to the vice president for financial services; and managers for grounds and custodial services and for plant and maintenance, who report to the vice president for the physical plant. The university has four colleges—business, humanities, fi ne arts, and engineering and quantitative methods—and a law school. Each of these units has a dean who is responsible to the academic vice president. Each college has several departments.

Required:

1. Prepare an organization chart for Ridell University.

2. Which of the positions on your chart would be line positions? Why would they be line positions? Which would be staff positions? Why?

3. Which of the positions on your chart would have a need for accounting information? Explain.