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

Business organizational structures have evolved with the adoption of Internet technologies and the increase in collaborative teamwork. In place of hierarchical vertical structures many organizations ...

As small businesses grow, their marketing efforts also expand, with more specialization in a variety of areas. Laypeople often name their marketing function "sales," "advertising" or "promotions" even ...

Henry Mintzberg’s management theory outlines 10 managerial roles and five organizational structures for businesses to improve ...

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 ...

Some people say flat structures cause chaos in organizations. And while that can certainly be true, my experience has been different. After years of working for horizontal and vertical hierarchies, I ...

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 ...

Before doing anything else I recommend you listen to this in-depth conversation I had with the founder and creator of holacracy, Brian J. Robertson. The interview will answer a lot of questions that I ...

I believe the only reliable way to achieve goals as a product leader is through enabling the teams that we have the privilege to lead. In part one of this three-part series, I went over how product ...

An organizational structure defines the scope of acceptable behavior within an organization, its lines of authority and accountability, and to some extent the organization’s relationship with its ...