How to find the optimal organizational structure for a business

One of the ongoing debates about business organization is whether companies should adopt unit or functional structures. Apple is the classic functional organization, with staff grouped by their function reporting to a head for that function, such as hardware engineers reporting to a senior vice president of hardware engineering. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is the…

 

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