For decades, the admired business press as well as management consultants have advocated big firms to flatten their hierarchies. Flattening (or delayering) commonly indicates the elimination of layers in a company's hierarchy and the broadening of managers' periods of control.
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The alleged benefits flow mainly from pushing decisions down boost responsibility and esprit de corps and to enhance marketplace responsiveness. Has flattening delivered on its promise? This article shows that direction layers that are flattening can possess the opposite effect from their aim.
PUBLICATION DATE: October 24, 2012 PRODUCT #: CMR520-HCB-ENG
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