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

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 ...

An organizational structure model functions as the blueprint of a company's employees and job titles. Most company hierarchy structures are depicted with boxes, horizontal lines and vertical lines.

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 ...

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 ...

Frederick’s City Council is working to rearrange its structure by altering the duties of its committees and potentially changing its rules of procedure. The council met Tuesday to discuss its ...

The Portland City Council adopted a new committee structure in February after a year’s worth of complaints from councilors that the prior model of eight committees was unsustainable. The new structure ...

Portland’s transition to a new form of government last January brought new practices and procedures for the City Council. Among the largest changes, impacting both the Council and members of the ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...