Many small-business owners use the traditional hierarchical organization structure to help manage their employees and operations. While this, and other formal business structures, have worked well for ...

The organizational structure of a business influences its success. Organizational structure determines how a business is run, which directly affects its efficiency. Most businesses are built around ...

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 ...

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, ...

Thompson, Tracy A., and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Changing Formal and Informal Structure to Enhance Organizational Knowledge." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 98-060, December 1997.

Organizational change is complex. Success depends upon the extent to which the structure of the organization matches its practices, processes, people, measures, and messages. It is also important to ...

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 ...