Human Resources · Odoo glossary
Organizational Structure
Organizational structure describes how departments, reporting relationships and responsibilities are arranged.
Definition
In general ERP practice
Organizational structure describes how departments, reporting relationships and responsibilities are arranged. It supports accountability and planning but is not identical to the legal-company structure.
In Odoo
Odoo Employees uses departments, managers and employee records to represent the organization. Department hierarchies help group employees; financial separation between legal entities belongs to the multi-company setup.
Official Odoo documentation
The Odoo-specific explanation above is based on the documentation for Odoo 19. Features and workflows can differ in other versions.
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