Many small companies use a flat organizational structure, where very few levels of management separate executives from analysts, secretaries and lower-level employees. Flat organizations work best ...

Most people easily recognize the vertical management structure. The setup is the most traditional, characteristically employing a power hierarchy. A head honcho leads all, directing less powerful ...

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 ...

Just ask Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, who has taken the ambitious step of flattening the corporate organization of his 4,000-employee company, smashing hierarchies and prioritizing teams. This month Zappos ...

Astellas is a global life sciences company committed to turning innovative science into VALUE for patients. We provide transformative therapies in disease areas that include oncology, ophthalmology, ...

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has had a comparatively informal leadership structure most of its existence. The firm has had only two executive partners in its history. There were no terms. But times change, ...