The terms "organization structure and design" and "organization architecture," while sounding similar, actually have very different meanings. The first term refers to structure in a metaphorical way ...

If you don't design an organizational structure, you'll end up with one anyway. Organizational structure happens at every company, either by conscious choice or unconscious evolution. Conscious choice ...

As any product-oriented startup founder will attest, great organizations — like great products — can be designed to be effective and responsive. Most breakthrough products are arrived at by following ...

Universities in the United Kingdom and around the world are adjusting to the changes in demographics, information technology, society and, of course, the coronavirus pandemic. As I see it, the higher ...

Sometimes epiphanies come by email—or, in this case, three emails. It was Saturday at 5:17 a.m., and Joanna was already at her laptop. As the new CEO of the fictional Seabright Publishing Company, ...

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

The saying 'the sum of the parts is greater than the whole' accurately applies to the Skanska companies. The U.S. affiliate of Sweden-based Skanska AB has parlayed its flat organizational structure ...

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 ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company’s (NYSE: WFC) CEO of Consumer & Small Business Banking (CSBB) Mary Mack announced today the structure and leaders of her organization. Reporting ...

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 ...