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

Responsibilities That Come With the Flat Organizational Model. A flat organization has fewer managerial layers than a hierarchical company. The flat company may have as few as one or two levels of ...

Doug Baird, CEO of people advisory firm New Street Consulting Group who helps you find, assess, build and accelerate teams and leaders. How would your company perform without managers? It’s an ...

Picture the most successful companies in the world; they have one thing in common — an effective organizational structure. But what exactly does that entail and how can it make or break a business? If ...

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 ...

The landscape of human resources (HR) is transforming today's workplace environment. As organizations evolve, the structure of HR teams has become a subject of scrutiny and adaptation. Questions about ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you think about it, a company’s organizational structure is akin to a building without elevators. A tall structure has many floors.

There are two types of organizational structure that are important to a small business: the legal structure and the operational structure. The optimal combination depends on what your enterprise ...

Dropbox is laying off 528 employees, about 20% of its workforce, and making the company flatter. CEO Drew Houston said the cuts were due to softening demand, macro headwinds, and excess management. He ...

The saying 'the sum of the parts is greater than the whole' accurately applies to the Skanska companies. The U.S. affiliate of Sweden-based Skanska AB has parlayed its flat organizational structure ...