Recommendations for an Organizational Structure. Choosing an organizational structure is a crucial decision facing a business owner or partners preparing to form a company.

Building an organization this way -- employees grouped in line departments, supervised by a line manager, who serves under an owner -- creates what is called the functional organizational structure.

It’s important to keep the structure simple with clearly articulated roles and responsibilities that both the HR team and the organization understand.

No buzzwords, no self-promotion—just a straightforward examination of why going flat might be beneficial for you, as well as the challenges that can come with it. 1. Faster Decision-Making We ...

Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 126, No. 3 (February 2015), pp. 423-436 (14 pages) The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of leadership and promotion regulatory focus on employees' ...