Where Does a Flat Structure Reach its Limits?

Markus Reitzig ()
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Markus Reitzig: University of Vienna

Chapter 8 in Get Better at Flatter, 2022, pp 121-134 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter shows that flat structures, irrespective of their precise nature and the type of staff operating within them, reach natural limits when scaling. Blending in-depth scientific insights on information aggregation within groups with and anecdotal evidence from the corporate world, it provides a sense of what seems possible, and where flat structures hit the ceiling. It also discusses implications for the adoption of atypical hierarchies within organizations.

Keywords: Information costs; Hidden profiles; Wisdom of the crowd; Power; Status; Normative influence; Informational influence; Atypical learning hierarchy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89254-8_8

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