As your small business grows, you'll most likely need to add supervisors, managers, departments, policies and procedures. That means you need to create some sort of organizational structure. Don't ...

In the 1967 book "Organizations in Action," sociologist James D. Thompson defined three types of interdependence to describe the intensity of interactions and behaviors within an organizational ...

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 ...

This is part four of a five part post that explores various types of organizational structures that either already exist in today’s business landscape or are starting to emerge as viable options for ...

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 ...

Just like no two people are the same, no two companies are identical. While you may find similar organizations within the same industry, there will always be nuances and differences between every ...

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 ...