Organizational change is complex. Success depends upon the extent to which the structure of the organization matches its practices, processes, people, measures, and messages. It is also important to ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Multinational companies, especially smaller ones, face more organizational challenges than companies operating in only one national market. They have to maintain functional organizational units, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Where should e-commerce sit in my organization?" is a question I hear often. But this is the wrong question to ask. Many brands are still wrestling with antiquated organizational structures built for ...

When getting started, a key responsibility of many small business owners is handling the organization’s human resources responsibilities. It will, however, likely become too much of a burden as you ...

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Here's a brief overview of the five types of structures as well as a handy visual the shows you the actual structures of each. There are many challenges with this model but to name a few.

In a nationwide cross-sectional comparison of organizational structure for chronic disease management, less attention was given to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than chronic heart failure.