Currently, I work in a functional organization structure. I am part of the Engineering department when I report to VP of engineering and I am part of an engineering team. We work closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory to name a few. All major decisions are made by the superior manager and other supervisors. There has been moments where ideas between departments have clashed with one another and projects have reached a standby because of this. Since i work in a small company, this means that issues like the power struggle can be troublesome. However, this is where a meeting between supervisors are needed to minimize and remove any disagreements.