Experts say flatter systems carry a number of advantages, especially in today’s era of remote workplaces and flexi-working. Furthermore, employees in flat structures gain in greater visibility, with their work gaining better recognition, says Shreyans Solanki, group head – HR, CASHe. However, even such organisations tend to follow flat structures when it comes to employee communication,’’ says PremKumar. But experts say in bigger organisations, a pyramid or matrix structure of reporting is essential as, without hierarchy, any boss could get overwhelmed. In fact, post a flat structure, 14% employees of Zappos left the company.

Source: dna September 26, 2018 23:48 UTC