STAFF RELATIONSHIP

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Definitions

designating the relationship of staff officers to line officers in a company. A staff relationship is one of providing advisory or consultancy services or performing the organizing functions of accounting, training, transportation, research, etc., as opposed to the actual production line which is handled by line officers.