A functional organizational structure features a powerful management hierarchy running departments devoted to broad work classifications such as assembly or marketing. Departmentalizing this way ...

Determining the structure of your business to ensure maximum efficiency as well as clear lines of authority and focus is a critical operational decision. It's especially important with businesses that ...

I am not a command-and-control leader. Though the hierarchical pyramid works for some, I prefer a framework that invites collaboration, flexibility and balance. This structure radiates decision-making ...

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 ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Arguably, one of the most complicated topics for any business is how to structure an ...

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 ...

This paper seeks to address a primary question about matrix structures: under which strategic condition should multinational companies (MNCs) use matrix structures instead of other structures? To ...