The Traditional hierarchy
The Traditional hierarchy
The traditional take on organizational structure in a business is hierarchical, meaning power flows vertically and upward, and employees are departmentalized. All employees follow a chain of command (Huebsch, 2017).
For an image of a traditional hierarchy, refer to Appendix E.
Flatter Organizations
Flatter organizations are usually illustrated with one box at the top of the organization. The top box usually represents the president or chief executive officer. Sometimes, the company president serves the dual role of president and CEO in a small company. The wider array of boxes beneath the president represent vice presidents or senior vice presidents. Many small companies use a flatter organizational structure because of a lack of manpower. Companies that use a flat organizational structure make greater use of employees' skills and knowledge. For an image of a traditional hierarchy, refer to Appendix F.
Flat Organization
A flat organization refers to an organization structure with few or no levels of management between management and staff level employees. The flat organization supervises employees less while promoting their increased involvement in the decision-making process. For an image of a traditional hierarchy, refer to Appendix G (Meehan, 2017).
Flatarchies
Flatarchies are organizations that aren’t quite flat nor are they hierarchical. They are actually a combination of both types of structures. An organization can be relatively flat yet can create an ad hoc hierarchy to work on a project or function and then disband. Similarly the organization can have a loose hierarchy that can flatten out when it is required and the return to a loose hierarchy. It’s an adaptable model for organizations, which makes its conducive to the freelancer economy.
This approach may be the most adaptable, but it does require more disruption within the organization to take place. This approach is more relevant to medium- and large-sized organizations that are seeking to blend both a solid and a loose structure. For an image of a traditional hierarchy, refer to Appendix H.
The traditional take on organizational structure in a business is hierarchical, meaning power flows vertically and upward, and employees are departmentalized. All employees follow a chain of command (Huebsch, 2017).
For an image of a traditional hierarchy, refer to Appendix E.
Flatter Organizations
Flatter organizations are usually illustrated with one box at the top of the organization. The top box usually represents the president or chief executive officer. Sometimes, the company president serves the dual role of president and CEO in a small company. The wider array of boxes beneath the president represent vice presidents or senior vice presidents. Many small companies use a flatter organizational structure because of a lack of manpower. Companies that use a flat organizational structure make greater use of employees' skills and knowledge. For an image of a traditional hierarchy, refer to Appendix F.
Flat Organization
A flat organization refers to an organization structure with few or no levels of management between management and staff level employees. The flat organization supervises employees less while promoting their increased involvement in the decision-making process. For an image of a traditional hierarchy, refer to Appendix G (Meehan, 2017).
Flatarchies
Flatarchies are organizations that aren’t quite flat nor are they hierarchical. They are actually a combination of both types of structures. An organization can be relatively flat yet can create an ad hoc hierarchy to work on a project or function and then disband. Similarly the organization can have a loose hierarchy that can flatten out when it is required and the return to a loose hierarchy. It’s an adaptable model for organizations, which makes its conducive to the freelancer economy.
This approach may be the most adaptable, but it does require more disruption within the organization to take place. This approach is more relevant to medium- and large-sized organizations that are seeking to blend both a solid and a loose structure. For an image of a traditional hierarchy, refer to Appendix H.
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