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ragskashyap
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"Corporations and other businesses should try to eliminate the many ranks and salary grades that classify employees according to their experience and expertise. A 'flat' organizational structure is more likely to encourage collegiality and cooperation among employees".
Essay:
Many corporations and businesses believe that salary grades should be used to classify employees according to their experience and expertise. However, in this discussion I would like to present the advantage and benefits of having a 'flat' organization.
One of the major foundations for the success of the company "W.L. Gore" it its flat hierarchy. The company believes strongly that the employees would collaborate and work together well in an organization without hierarchy. This structure enables employees of "W.L.Gore" to openly communicate with other employees and work seamlessly. The end result is that "W.L. Gore" has posted record sales year over year.
One other company where the 'flat organization has worked very well is "Google". In this company teams are organized in to small groups with same level of people. People tend to work very well in this fashion. The profits reported by Google and the soaring stock price clearly shows the benefits of having a 'flat' organization.
On the contrary a company with hierarchical structure has its own share of issues. In an organization communication among employees is very critical. With an Hierarchical structure employees tend to hold back and not communicate easily with their managers. This kind of environment is not very productive. There are a number of companies that operate in this manner and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
One of the key drawbacks of the organization with hierarchical structure is that they tend of have many layers of employees based on their experience and expertise. In this age and era experience & expertise is not the only factor which can be based to classify employees.
Essay:
Many corporations and businesses believe that salary grades should be used to classify employees according to their experience and expertise. However, in this discussion I would like to present the advantage and benefits of having a 'flat' organization.
One of the major foundations for the success of the company "W.L. Gore" it its flat hierarchy. The company believes strongly that the employees would collaborate and work together well in an organization without hierarchy. This structure enables employees of "W.L.Gore" to openly communicate with other employees and work seamlessly. The end result is that "W.L. Gore" has posted record sales year over year.
One other company where the 'flat organization has worked very well is "Google". In this company teams are organized in to small groups with same level of people. People tend to work very well in this fashion. The profits reported by Google and the soaring stock price clearly shows the benefits of having a 'flat' organization.
On the contrary a company with hierarchical structure has its own share of issues. In an organization communication among employees is very critical. With an Hierarchical structure employees tend to hold back and not communicate easily with their managers. This kind of environment is not very productive. There are a number of companies that operate in this manner and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
One of the key drawbacks of the organization with hierarchical structure is that they tend of have many layers of employees based on their experience and expertise. In this age and era experience & expertise is not the only factor which can be based to classify employees.
