In their book, Martin Gonzalez and Joshua Yellin explore why so many startups fail—and what those that succeed do right. Many ...

Organizational Structure Types in Companies. Companies utilize organization structure to create their business hierarchies. Each company determines the staffing levels that it needs to operate ...

Read the psychological toll of rapid company growth and discover leadership strategies to support teams, sustain culture and ...

The Hierarchy Structure of Construction Companies. Construction work requires a strict chain of command to create accountability for managers in project management and workplace safety. A proper ...

Fish swim in water. Humans swim in hierarchy. Families, volunteer organizations, and workplaces have hierarchy. Like fish with water, we take it as a given. Oddly, the popular management ...

Corporate hierarchy refers to the arrangement of individuals within a corporation according to power, status, and job function.

An organizational structure organizes a company’s activities. Explore four types of organizational structures: functional, divisional, flatarchy, and matrix.

Companies that have rejected hierarchies have typically lacked diversity and, in at least one case, faced scandal. A new crop of them is aiming to find a middle ground.

Hierarchy is vital in business and in any complex endeavor, but also dangerous. The crisis in the Catholic church over sexual abuse highlights the downside of hierarchy. Business leaders must ...

Many companies, including IBM, have had great success with flatter business plans. The bottom line is that a hierarchy may not be as bad as we think it is–it just needs to be implemented ...

3 Reasons to Eliminate Hierarchy in Your Company A growing body of research suggests companies without a rigid chain of command perform better. Here's why.