Flat organizations reduce management layers to boost communication, agility and morale, but they may struggle with role clarity and career advancement.

Companies with hierarchical structures are efficient and well-coordinated, because the lines of authority are clear. In the modern marketplace, quick adaptability to changing conditions and varying ...

Hierarchical organizational structure is common in private and public sector organizations, both large and small. Department heads and business unit managers report to vice presidents and general ...

I recently posted the piece below over at Harvard Business Review, where it’s generating some interesting feedback. It’s an important new outgrowth of my work and research, and I think it is going to ...

It’s naive to fully disregard traditional pyramid-shaped corporate hierarchies as a thing of the past. They have survived for so long for a good reason: They facilitate the effective coordination of ...

Following traditional ways of doing things has its benefits, but sometimes, breaking from convention is the only way to grow. For many of today's organizations and their employees, the rigidity of ...

Every organization, no matter its size, has an abundance of moving pieces. Ensuring that all those pieces move in perfect synchrony starts by devising an organizational structure that represents the ...

In recent years, we’ve seen a proliferation of companies whose operations are based on flat organizational structures, minimal hierarchy, self-management, and empowerment. Such “self-direction” has ...

Big Tech, under pressure from dwindling profits and falling stock prices, is seeking some of that old startup magic. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joins Elon Musk and other business leaders in betting that ...

While mobile, cloud, BYOD and other trends are racing into the enterprise, there is a lot written about what these technologies are improving in the enterprise, and how IT has to adjust to deal with ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s naive to fully disregard traditional pyramid-shaped corporate hierarchies as a thing of the past. They have survived for so long for ...