The differences between a matrix organization and a decentralized organization arise from their respective organizational structures. A matrix organization uses the matrix structure, so-named because ...

I am not a command-and-control leader. Though the hierarchical pyramid works for some, I prefer a framework that invites collaboration, flexibility and balance. This structure radiates decision-making ...

Not long ago, a global consumer products firm based in Europe found itself hobbled by its traditional organizational culture. It had fiercely independent product development and marketing divisions, ...

Matrix management is a structure for running those companies that have both a diversity of products and a diversity of markets. In a matrix structure, responsibility for the products goes up and down ...

Running a small business often means the buck starts and stops with you. But if you want to attract and keep qualified employees to help spread out responsibilities, you need an organizational ...

Matrix management is not new. The Dutch company Philips was at the vanguard of its use after the second World War and it became extremely popular in the 1970s and 1980s, helping large companies such ...

Picture the most successful companies in the world; they have one thing in common — an effective organizational structure. But what exactly does that entail and how can it make or break a business? If ...