Is the organizational structure that's currently set up within your company actually the right way to go about things? When organizational structures are determined for a company, there are several factors that are considered, including things like the industry that the company is in, whether or not the employees within that company have specialized skills, what the size of the company is, and if there are multiple office locations or not for the company. From the team at Cloud Peak Law Group comes this new infographic which clearly lays out 10 different types of organizational structures in business, which features structures like the hierarchical structure, the functional structure, the matrix structure, the horizontal (or flat structure), the divisional structure, the network structure, and the team-based structure, among others. There are definitely advantages and disadvantages to each of these as well. Which of these organizational structures does your current company or employer utilize?
