Small Vs Large Top Management Teams and the CEO’s Workload

Idea posted: September 2014

Institutions: London School of Economics    Columbia Business School    Harvard Business School   

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‘Span of control’, a concept which refers to the number of people who report directly to a manager, has been part of the management lexicon for decades. New technology, which…

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Flattened Organizations: When Cons Outweigh Pros

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Harvard Business School   

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Flattening (or delayering) of hierarchies within an organization has been called for by much recent literature. In theory, flattening is supposed to help push decisions downwards to enhance customer and…

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How Evolving C-Suite Structures Affect Performance

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Harvard Business School    INSEAD    MIT Sloan School of Management   

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What do we know about the structure of a typical C-Suite? Most corporations are run by one, but the formation of them and the roles that comprise the C-Suite have…

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